Housing in S7 2LU
What the homes in S7 2LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bents Green & Millhouses
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
S7 2LUSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (48.6%). Flats make up 8.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S7 2LU area is well above that, at 95.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 3.9% of households against 20.5%. 52% own outright and 43.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned95.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented3.9%20.5%
- Social rented0.7%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. 18.1% 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 31.7%. 33% 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 2LU sits in (Bents Green & Millhouses): about 1,433 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.