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Sheffield

Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 584,000. It features around 176 restaurants and cafés, 3 supermarkets, 14 GP surgeries, 7 pharmacies, and 1 park, along with 110 bus stops and Sheffield railway station 2.5 km away. There were around 498 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 6 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Sheffield is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 556,523 residents at roughly 1,512 people per km².

Weather

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 12° / 7° · 63% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:28

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

487 reported · August 2026▲ 1% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences134
  • Anti-social behaviour94
  • Shoplifting71
  • Other theft41

Neighbourhood team: Sheffield North West · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Retail theft is a national and local problem. We will support large, medium and small businesses, particularly those whose staff feel vul…
  • Youths are abusing retail staff and being anti-social particularly around Taco Bell and KFC.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 420 rated 4–5 ★ (347 top)
  • 15 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Sheffield (2.5 km)
  • 110 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Sheffield (2.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£217,603 average▲ 0.6% YoY

Across Sheffield · to 2026-08

Detached£379,082
Semi-detached£237,042
Terraced£197,283
Flat£132,556

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (7 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

60 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Shipton Road Car Park, Sheffield 1 (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres9
  • Gyms14
  • Sports pitches37
  • Playgrounds26

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

556,523 residents in Sheffield · 1,512/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 65%
  • 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK33,368
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK37,645
  • Net moves−4,277

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 90 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

22% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (58% of 262,430)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Care & health services

536 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes114
  • GP practices100
  • Dentists119
  • Homecare agencies139
  • Hospitals & hospices21

CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Sheffield

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Birkendale)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 226 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Your MP

Abtisam Mohamed

Labour

Sheffield Central

Recent votes:

  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Green coalition

  • Lab 26
  • LD 22
  • Grn 19
  • Ref 11
  • Oth 6

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools13
  • GPs & clinics23
  • Pharmacies9
  • Supermarkets11
  • Parks & greens1162
  • Restaurants & cafés276

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

20,695 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

3,448 jobs advertised · £43,332 avg

e.g. Sales Advisor, Gopuff Delivery Drivers or Riders - Flexible Schedule, Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£733 median full-time weekly pay

4.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,214 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

44% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 260,374 certificates

14.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

81% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 41% · Wind 36% · Gas 15% · Imports 4%

110 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.8 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 57.4 women · 57.4 men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

11 GP surgeries · 13 pharmacies in S6

  • Walkley House & Stannington M.C
  • Foxhill Medical Centre
  • Tramways Medical Centre (O'Connell)

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sheffield Central:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Upperthorpe, Sheffield · 0.5 km

    Upperthorpe is a part of the City of Sheffield, England. It lies 1.2 miles (2 km) west of the city centre. The area falls within the Walkley ward of the City. It is an area of residential housing and is bounded by Wal…

  • Crookesmoor Road · 0.5 km

    Crookesmoor Road is a main road in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England connecting the districts of Crookes, Crookesmoor and Broomhill. It is one of the longest roads in Sheffield, and home of a large student populatio…

  • Walkley · 0.5 km

    Walkley is a suburb of Sheffield, England, west of Burngreave, south of Hillsborough and north-east of Crookes.

  • Ponderosa (Sheffield) · 0.6 km

    The Ponderosa is a recreation area within the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Although not a public park it was designated as Open Space by Sheffield City Council in the 1993 Unitary Development Plan. It…

  • Sheffield Royal Infirmary · 0.7 km

    The Royal Infirmary was a hospital in Upperthorpe, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Bartolomé House · 0.7 km

    Bartolomé House, formerly Winter Street Hospital and then St George's Hospital, is former health facility on Winter Street, Sheffield. The facilities, which are Grade II listed buildings, now house the School of Law a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)