Housing in S8 0JA
What the homes in S8 0JA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodseats
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,757 (2024)
S8 0JASheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (47.9%). Flats make up 16%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S8 0JA area is above that, at 69.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.2% of households against 20.5%. 32.8% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented26.2%20.5%
- Social rented4.4%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 2.1 people living in it. 36.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.2%. 18.3% 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 S8 0JA sits in (Woodseats): about 1,757 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.