LHA by area › Sheffield
LHA rates in Sheffield
The Valuation Office Agency's Local Housing Allowance for the Sheffield Broad Rental Market Area, April 2026 to March 2027, and what those rates return against what houses actually sold for in each postcode district.
3-bed LHA: £678 a month. 4-bed: £947. Room in a shared house: £349.
Best 3-bed LHA yield in the area: 8.1% in S4, where a terraced house sold for a median £101,000 in the last 12 months.
Rates
| Bedrooms | Per week | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| shared accommodation (room) | £81 | £349 |
| 1 bedroom | £132 | £573 |
| 2 bedrooms | £143 | £618 |
| 3 bedrooms | £156 | £678 |
| 4 bedrooms | £219 | £947 |
3-bed LHA yield by postcode district
3-bedroom LHA for the year against the median terraced sale price in the district, last 12 months, districts with at least 10 sales. Sold data as of September 2026.
| District | Median terraced sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| S4 Sheffield | £101,000 (22 sales) | 8.1% |
| S14 Sheffield | £123,500 (33 sales) | 6.6% |
| S3 Sheffield | £125,250 (12 sales) | 6.5% |
| S9 Sheffield | £136,000 (55 sales) | 6.0% |
| S5 Sheffield | £137,000 (97 sales) | 5.9% |
| S26 Rotherham | £142,500 (39 sales) | 5.7% |
| S13 Rotherham | £151,500 (52 sales) | 5.4% |
| S21 Bolsover | £160,000 (36 sales) | 5.1% |
| S20 Rotherham | £160,000 (81 sales) | 5.1% |
| S2 Sheffield | £170,000 (102 sales) | 4.8% |
| S12 North East Derbyshire | £170,000 (29 sales) | 4.8% |
| S35 Barnsley | £170,000 (83 sales) | 4.8% |
| S8 North East Derbyshire | £200,000 (184 sales) | 4.1% |
| S18 North East Derbyshire | £210,000 (25 sales) | 3.9% |
| S6 Sheffield | £210,000 (308 sales) | 3.9% |
| S17 North East Derbyshire | £223,500 (15 sales) | 3.6% |
| S7 Sheffield | £250,000 (53 sales) | 3.3% |
| S10 Sheffield | £271,000 (136 sales) | 3.0% |
| S11 Derbyshire Dales | £329,250 (116 sales) | 2.5% |
4-bed LHA yield against a semi
| District | Median semi sale | Gross LHA yield |
|---|---|---|
| S9 Sheffield | £165,000 (60 sales) | 6.9% |
| S5 Sheffield | £172,750 (188 sales) | 6.6% |
| S21 Bolsover | £185,000 (71 sales) | 6.1% |
| S12 North East Derbyshire | £186,000 (204 sales) | 6.1% |
| S3 Sheffield | £191,000 (10 sales) | 5.9% |
| S2 Sheffield | £193,500 (96 sales) | 5.9% |
| S26 Rotherham | £200,000 (111 sales) | 5.7% |
| S20 Rotherham | £200,000 (120 sales) | 5.7% |
| S13 Rotherham | £203,750 (138 sales) | 5.6% |
| S35 Barnsley | £238,750 (168 sales) | 4.8% |
| S6 Sheffield | £265,000 (161 sales) | 4.3% |
| S18 North East Derbyshire | £271,250 (92 sales) | 4.2% |
| S8 North East Derbyshire | £302,500 (164 sales) | 3.8% |
| S10 Sheffield | £395,000 (97 sales) | 2.9% |
| S17 North East Derbyshire | £425,000 (53 sales) | 2.7% |
| S11 Derbyshire Dales | £433,000 (88 sales) | 2.6% |
| S7 Sheffield | £437,500 (54 sales) | 2.6% |
What the yield figure is
Local Housing Allowance is the most housing benefit will pay towards rent in an area, set by the Valuation Office Agency for each Broad Rental Market Area and bedroom count. It is a floor for rent, not a forecast: a tenant on benefits can pay it, and market rents usually sit above it. The yield here is the 3-bedroom LHA rate for the year, divided by the median price paid for a terraced house in the district over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry). Gross, before costs, before voids, before finance. It is a screening number for comparing areas, not an appraisal of any house.
April 2026 to March 2027 (the same figures as April 2024, per the 2026 Modification Order).
Sources: VOA Local Housing Allowance rates, VOA BRMA boundaries, HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Districts are assigned to an area by their centre point; a district straddling two areas is shown in one.