Buying a home in S6, Sheffield. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£242kmost £202k–£286k
Houses per m²£3,034flats £2,395
Sold last year5373,797 in five years
Prices in Sheffield+2.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in S6 sold for £241,885 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £202,372 and £285,850, for about 84 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Sheffield (£244,000).

537 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £112k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S6 1 (£2,550) and the most in S6 6 (£3,901).

Across Sheffield, prices are up 2.8% on a year ago and up 22.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £967 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,103 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £48,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in S6 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£152,701£140k–£172k49 m²18
2£206,916£172k–£251k67 m²825
3£241,885£202k–£286k84 m²2,099
4£341,962£273k–£404k111 m²293
5+£446,548£369k–£572k145 m²166

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£153k£207k£242k£342k£447k
Detached—£291k£344k£427k£489k
Semi-detached£163k£231k£270k£344k£397k
Terraced£143k£188k£220k£273k£335k
Flats£112k£141k£148k£180k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across S6

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
S6 1£2,550£2,295
S6 2£2,857£1,961
S6 3£3,023£2,581
S6 4£2,858£2,598
S6 5£3,383£2,551
S6 6£3,901£2,911

Schools near S6

Best state primary within 2 kmLoxley Primary School87% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%10 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmTapton School & Sixth Form73.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%15 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about S6

Is S6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Sheffield; prices in Sheffield are up 2.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.4% against 43.8%); 537 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in S6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in S6 sold for £241,885 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £202,372 and £285,850.

Is S6 expensive for Sheffield?

A 3-bedroom house in S6 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Sheffield (£244,000).

How many homes sell in S6 each year?

537 homes sold in the last year and 3,797 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near S6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Loxley Primary School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near S6?

For a 3-bedroom house, S3 (£147k, 3 km), S1 (£188k, 4 km), S5 (£163k, 4 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.