Housing in S8 8GN
What the homes in S8 8GN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Norton & Norton Lees
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,735 (2024)
S8 8GNSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54.1%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S8 8GN area is above that, at 74.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 4.1% of households against 20.5%. 45.7% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented4.1%20.5%
- Social rented20.7%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. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 22.6%. 20.6% 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 8GN sits in (Norton & Norton Lees): about 1,735 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.