Housing in S8 7RT
What the homes in S8 7RT 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
- 1,475 (2024)
S8 7RTSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (58.7%). Flats make up 16.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S8 7RT area is broadly in line with that, at 68%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.3% of households against 20.5%. 38% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.
- Owned68%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented11.3%20.5%
- Social rented20.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 35.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18%. 23.9% 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 7RT sits in (Greenhill & Lowedges): about 1,475 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.