Housing in S8 7HD
What the homes in S8 7HD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Greenhill & Lowedges
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,766 (2024)
S8 7HDSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (47.8%). Flats make up 48.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S8 7HD area is less than half that, at 29.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.9% of households against 20.5%. 13.4% own outright and 16.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.9%20.5%
- Social rented56.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.8% 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 28.2%. 33.4% 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 7HD sits in (Greenhill & Lowedges): about 1,766 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.