Housing in S8 7LE
What the homes in S8 7LE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Batemoor & Jordanthorpe
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (40.8%). Flats make up 42%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S8 7LE area is well below that, at 34.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.5% of households against 20.5%. 16.6% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented14.5%20.5%
- Social rented51.1%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 2.1 people living in it. 42.7% 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 31.5%. 30.1% 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 7LE sits in (Batemoor & Jordanthorpe): about 1,653 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.