Housing in S8 7RB
What the homes in S8 7RB 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
- 1,676 (2024)
S8 7RBSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.5%). Flats make up 19%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S8 7RB area is above that, at 69.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 38.9% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented20.8%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. 38.9% 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 19.7%. 22.4% 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 7RB sits in (Greenhill & Lowedges): about 1,676 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.