2-bed house in Sheffield

City Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S2

What it's like to live in Sheffield

At a glance

This 2-bedroom house in Sheffield is a council home let by Sheffield City Council, offered for mutual exchange. It has a ground floor entrance and a private garden. Pets are allowed. The rent is £590.00 a month. The tenant wants a similar-sized home, ideally with 3 bedrooms, in or near Sittingbourne.

Bedrooms
2
Property type
House
Rent / monthly
590.00
Ground floor
Entrance
Garden
Private garden
Pet friendly
Yes

Looking for

3 bed Sittingbourne (within 2 miles) Sideways

What tenants say about Sheffield City Council

Tenants satisfied overall67.6% Sheffield City Council71.8% Sector median
Satisfied with repairs69.8% Sheffield City Council73.6% Sector median
Satisfied with complaints handling33.8% Sheffield City Council35.5% Sector median
91.1%Emergency repairs done on time
30Housing Ombudsman decisions published21 with a finding against the landlord

Sources: Regulator of Social Housing Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25; Housing Ombudsman decisions archive (checked 11 Oct 2026).

Rent and demand around Sheffield

19,467households on the Sheffield waiting list31 March 2025
6.1households waiting for every social home let in a year3,199 homes let in 2024 to 2025

A swap doesn't use the waiting list: two tenants trade homes with their landlords' permission. More about living in Sheffield →

Nearby

Schools

  • Sheffield Inclusion Centre 0.2 mi
  • Norfolk Community Primary School 0.3 mi
  • Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School 0.4 mi
  • Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School 0.6 mi
  • Archdale School 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food 0.6 mi
  • Asda 0.8 mi
  • Heron Foods 0.9 mi
  • Lidl 1 mi
  • Lowfield Mini Market 1 mi

Train stations

  • Sheffield 1 mi
  • Darnall 2 mi
  • Woodhouse 3 mi
  • Meadowhall Interchange 4 mi

Bus stops

  • City Road/City Road Cemetery 0.0 mi
  • City Road/Park Grange Road 0.1 mi
  • St Aidans Road/St Aidans Drive 0.1 mi
  • Park Grange Road/St Aidans Road 0.1 mi
  • Park Grange Road/Spring Lane 0.1 mi

Distances are as the crow flies. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Local crime

Like every neighbourhood, this area has police incidents logged each month: 412 within about a mile in August 2026, most of them minor. A one-mile circle around a busy street or station always records far more than the quiet roads inside it. Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence; locations are approximate).

Anti-social behaviour reports76
Vehicle crime13
Bicycle theft6
Shoplifting20
Other theft19
Criminal damage34

The landlord

Sheffield City Council

Council · Council tenancy

C3Consumer
  • 38,122 social homes
  • 63% Ombudsman maladministration rate
Full landlord profile

The full landlord profile shows their complaints history, typical rents and the areas they cover. Tenant satisfaction scores are further down this page.

The tenant

Listed 25 Oct 2026

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