"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Sheffield.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Sheffield.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 94820% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 75898% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 133520% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 56917% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 52334% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 1871% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 14086% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 46000% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 35760% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 43424% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 90355% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 119699% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 319965% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 134127% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 135177% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 16029% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 7504% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 3124% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 1013% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 24.61%Social rented 2013: 24.51%Social rented 2014: 24.30%Social rented 2015: 24.11%Social rented 2016: 23.90%Social rented 2017: 23.62%Social rented 2018: 23.29%Social rented 2019: 23.00%Social rented 2020: 22.60%Social rented 2021: 22.41%Private rented 2012: 17.47%Private rented 2013: 18.13%Private rented 2014: 18.69%Private rented 2015: 19.19%Private rented 2016: 19.31%Private rented 2017: 19.01%Private rented 2018: 18.75%Private rented 2019: 18.57%Private rented 2020: 18.65%Private rented 2021: 18.76%Owned outright 2012: 27.73%Owned outright 2013: 27.71%Owned outright 2014: 28.00%Owned outright 2015: 28.49%Owned outright 2016: 29.01%Owned outright 2017: 29.75%Owned outright 2018: 30.34%Owned outright 2019: 30.64%Owned outright 2020: 32.25%Owned outright 2021: 33.85%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 30.19%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 29.65%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 29.01%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 28.21%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 27.78%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 27.62%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 27.62%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 27.79%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 26.50%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 24.98%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)010050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£66 for Single room rentals.£71 for One bedroom rentals.£71 for Two bedroom rentals.£72 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Sheffield.

Dataset

House Prices
Sheffield
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSheffield 1995-12-01: 43500Sheffield 1996-03-01: 43000Sheffield 1996-06-01: 43750Sheffield 1996-09-01: 44000Sheffield 1996-12-01: 44000Sheffield 1997-03-01: 45000Sheffield 1997-06-01: 45000Sheffield 1997-09-01: 45500Sheffield 1997-12-01: 45950Sheffield 1998-03-01: 46000Sheffield 1998-06-01: 46500Sheffield 1998-09-01: 47000Sheffield 1998-12-01: 47375Sheffield 1999-03-01: 47500Sheffield 1999-06-01: 48500Sheffield 1999-09-01: 49000Sheffield 1999-12-01: 50000Sheffield 2000-03-01: 51000Sheffield 2000-06-01: 51000Sheffield 2000-09-01: 52000Sheffield 2000-12-01: 53000Sheffield 2001-03-01: 53600Sheffield 2001-06-01: 55950Sheffield 2001-09-01: 58250Sheffield 2001-12-01: 59950Sheffield 2002-03-01: 60000Sheffield 2002-06-01: 64950Sheffield 2002-09-01: 67500Sheffield 2002-12-01: 71000Sheffield 2003-03-01: 75500Sheffield 2003-06-01: 79500Sheffield 2003-09-01: 83000Sheffield 2003-12-01: 88000Sheffield 2004-03-01: 90150Sheffield 2004-06-01: 97000Sheffield 2004-09-01: 105525Sheffield 2004-12-01: 110000Sheffield 2005-03-01: 111000Sheffield 2005-06-01: 113000Sheffield 2005-09-01: 114950Sheffield 2005-12-01: 116475Sheffield 2006-03-01: 119950Sheffield 2006-06-01: 120000Sheffield 2006-09-01: 124995Sheffield 2006-12-01: 125500Sheffield 2007-03-01: 127500Sheffield 2007-06-01: 129950Sheffield 2007-09-01: 129995Sheffield 2007-12-01: 130000Sheffield 2008-03-01: 130162.5Sheffield 2008-06-01: 130000Sheffield 2008-09-01: 129950Sheffield 2008-12-01: 125000Sheffield 2009-03-01: 124995Sheffield 2009-06-01: 121950Sheffield 2009-09-01: 123000Sheffield 2009-12-01: 127000Sheffield 2010-03-01: 128000Sheffield 2010-06-01: 130000Sheffield 2010-09-01: 130000Sheffield 2010-12-01: 127607.5Sheffield 2011-03-01: 125500Sheffield 2011-06-01: 125000Sheffield 2011-09-01: 124950Sheffield 2011-12-01: 122000Sheffield 2012-03-01: 124000Sheffield 2012-06-01: 124125Sheffield 2012-09-01: 125000Sheffield 2012-12-01: 125000Sheffield 2013-03-01: 125000Sheffield 2013-06-01: 125000Sheffield 2013-09-01: 124995Sheffield 2013-12-01: 125000Sheffield 2014-03-01: 127125Sheffield 2014-06-01: 129995Sheffield 2014-09-01: 131995Sheffield 2014-12-01: 133500Sheffield 2015-03-01: 135000Sheffield 2015-06-01: 137500Sheffield 2015-09-01: 138000Sheffield 2015-12-01: 138000Sheffield 2016-03-01: 139000Sheffield 2016-06-01: 140000Sheffield 2016-09-01: 140000Sheffield 2016-12-01: 142500Sheffield 2017-03-01: 145000Sheffield 2017-06-01: 146972.5Sheffield 2017-09-01: 150000Sheffield 2017-12-01: 150000Sheffield 2018-03-01: 154250Sheffield 2018-06-01: 155000Sheffield 2018-09-01: 157000Sheffield 2018-12-01: 159995Sheffield 2019-03-01: 160000Sheffield 2019-06-01: 159995Sheffield 2019-09-01: 160000Sheffield 2019-12-01: 162000Sheffield 2020-03-01: 163995Sheffield 2020-06-01: 165000Sheffield 2020-09-01: 169000Sheffield 2020-12-01: 169950Sheffield 2021-03-01: 177000Sheffield 2021-06-01: 180000Sheffield 2021-09-01: 182500Sheffield 2021-12-01: 185000Sheffield 2022-03-01: 182000Sheffield 2022-06-01: 183000Sheffield 2022-09-01: 189950Sheffield 2022-12-01: 197000Sheffield 2023-03-01: 200000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Sheffield.

Dataset

Sheffield
012001600400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Sheffield bed1: 613Sheffield bed2: 712Sheffield bed3: 768Sheffield bed4plus: 1204Sheffield room: 420Sheffield studio: 515Sheffield total: 717

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Sheffield, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Sheffield. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Sheffield. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Sheffield. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Sheffield.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000200003000040000Working-age 2023-06-30: 26002Working-age 2023-03-31: 25993Working-age 2022-12-31: 26299Working-age 2022-09-30: 26542Working-age 2022-06-30: 26810Working-age 2022-03-31: 27123Working-age 2021-12-31: 27607Working-age 2021-09-30: 28271Working-age 2021-06-30: 28239Working-age 2021-03-31: 28794Working-age 2020-12-31: 29071Working-age 2020-09-30: 28978Working-age 2020-06-30: 28451Working-age 2020-03-31: 27971Working-age 2019-12-31: 28048Working-age 2019-09-30: 28541Working-age 2019-06-30: 29025Working-age 2019-03-31: 29867Working-age 2018-12-31: 29657Working-age 2018-09-30: 30376Working-age 2018-06-30: 30225Working-age 2018-03-31: 30435Working-age 2017-12-31: 30015Working-age 2017-09-30: 30057Working-age 2017-06-30: 30306Working-age 2017-03-31: 30680Working-age 2016-12-31: 30293Working-age 2016-09-30: 30657Working-age 2016-06-30: 30571Working-age 2016-03-31: 30813Pensioners 2023-06-30: 16115Pensioners 2023-03-31: 16237Pensioners 2022-12-31: 16463Pensioners 2022-09-30: 16639Pensioners 2022-06-30: 16756Pensioners 2022-03-31: 16911Pensioners 2021-12-31: 17156Pensioners 2021-09-30: 17352Pensioners 2021-06-30: 17474Pensioners 2021-03-31: 17569Pensioners 2020-12-31: 17859Pensioners 2020-09-30: 18028Pensioners 2020-06-30: 18202Pensioners 2020-03-31: 18518Pensioners 2019-12-31: 18698Pensioners 2019-09-30: 18963Pensioners 2019-06-30: 19176Pensioners 2019-03-31: 19352Pensioners 2018-12-31: 19558Pensioners 2018-09-30: 19886Pensioners 2018-06-30: 20092Pensioners 2018-03-31: 20389Pensioners 2017-12-31: 20720Pensioners 2017-09-30: 20955Pensioners 2017-06-30: 21244Pensioners 2017-03-31: 21530Pensioners 2016-12-31: 21824Pensioners 2016-09-30: 22139Pensioners 2016-06-30: 22529Pensioners 2016-03-31: 22882