Housing in S8 8SG
What the homes in S8 8SG 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
- 2,018 (2024)
S8 8SGSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (44.6%). Flats make up 9.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S8 8SG area is above that, at 83.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 44.8% own outright and 38.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented7.1%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 2.2 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.4%. 26.5% 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 8SG sits in (Norton & Norton Lees): about 2,018 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.