With 531,931 people aged 16 and over expected to be living in Sheffield by 2040 – including 115,625 people aged 66 and over, 174,672 first-time buyers (25-44-year-olds), and 64,934 of student age (18-22) – the analysis highlights the pressing need to accommodate the city’s demographic growth. Social housing stock in Sheffield is estimated to plummet by an additional 8,658 properties by 2040 – the third greatest loss of any local authority area in England behind Birmingham and Leeds – despite... Read this story
