Housing in S7 2ER
What the homes in S7 2ER are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brincliffe & Sharrow Vale
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,688 (2024)
S7 2ERSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (80.9%). Flats make up 4.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S7 2ER area is well above that, at 92.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.4% of households against 20.5%. 49.2% own outright and 43.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned92.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented6.4%20.5%
- Social rented1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 30.7%. 33.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sheffield
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sheffield, August 2026, +4.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S7 2ER sits in (Brincliffe & Sharrow Vale): about 1,688 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.