Housing in S8 7PL
What the homes in S8 7PL 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
- 1,695 (2024)
S8 7PLSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (47%). Flats make up 47.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S8 7PL area is less than half that, at 29.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.7% of households against 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented12.7%20.5%
- Social rented57.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%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. 38.7% 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 26.5%. 35.9% 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 S8 7PL sits in (Greenhill & Lowedges): about 1,695 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.