Housing in S8 9SU
What the homes in S8 9SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Heeley & Newfield Green
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
S8 9SUSheffield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41.7%). Flats make up 21.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S8 9SU area is below that, at 45.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19% of households against 20.5%. 22.9% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented19%20.5%
- Social rented35.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.5% 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 27.2%. 18% 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 9SU sits in (Heeley & Newfield Green): about 1,600 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.