Residential dwellings
27,483
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
S5 rents and yields
Asking rent £846/month · Gross yield 6.6% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is S5?
S5: residential dwellings 27,483.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.2%
S5 ranks 9th of 16 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 25,110
- Mixed-use buildings
- 94%
- HMO-shaped units
- 18%
- EPC A or B
- 9.7%
- EPC D or worse
- 49%
What does S5 earn?
S5: asking rent £846/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 300 lets).
Asking rent
£846/month 12 months to Sep 2026
300 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 300 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
6.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
383 lets
+10% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 383 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
67 on 7 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 7 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does S5 vary by home size?
Asking rent in S5 runs from £608/month for 1 bedroom to £923/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £608/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 87 |
| 2 bedrooms | £825/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 139 |
| 3 bedrooms | £923/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.2% on the previous 12 months | 139 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns S5?
Corporate landlords hold 71% of the 940 units in S5 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords71% of classified · 671 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)24% of classified · 223 units
- Housing associations4.6% of classified · 43 units
- RMC0.3% of classified · 3 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does S5 rank?
S5 ranks 12th of 16 postcode districts in Sheffield for asking rent, at £846/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Sheffield
S5 ranks 12th of 16 postcode districts in Sheffield for asking rent, at £846/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S17 | £1,489/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 101 | measured |
| 2 | S3 | £1,014/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,243 | measured |
| 3 | S13 | £1,000/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 184 | measured |
| 4 | S35 | £944/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 171 | measured |
| 5 | S8 | £930/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 366 | measured |
| 12 | S5 | £846/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 300 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Sheffield
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Sheffield
S5 ranks 4th of 15 postcode districts in Sheffield for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S3 | 9.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,209 | measured |
| 2 | S1 | 9.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 8,145 | measured |
| 3 | S4 | 8.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 159 | measured |
| 4 | S5 | 6.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 383 | measured |
| 5 | S13 | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 206 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Sheffield
Where next from S5?
- SheffieldThe wider market this area sits in.
- S1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £1,260/m² · Sep 2026
- S10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,303/m² · Sep 2026
- S11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,600/m² · Sep 2026
- S13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,366/m² · Sep 2026
- S14Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £1,649/m² · Sep 2026
- S17Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,183/m² · Sep 2026
- S2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,048/m² · Sep 2026
- S20Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,580/m² · Sep 2026
- S61Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,325/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about S5
- What is the average rent in S5?
- Homes to let in S5 asked a median £846/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 300 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in S5?
- 6.6% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 383 lets. +10% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in S5?
- S5 has 27,483 homes, 0.2% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about S5
- Property values in S5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in S5Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in S5What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in S5What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in S5Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in S5What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in S5Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 300 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 383 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 7 Nov 2026 | 7 Nov 2026 | — |