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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 (IoD2019). It is home to around 556,523 residents at roughly 1,512 people per km².

Weather

19°CCloudy

  • Today: 21° / 13° · 16% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 14° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:29

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom

Crime

488 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences173
  • Anti-social behaviour94
  • Shoplifting48
  • Other theft36

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, usually on e-bikes, are being abusive and aggressive towards other users in the park and also local residents. This has sometimes…

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

Road safety

766 reported road collisions (2024)

234 killed or seriously injured · 964 casualties · 13.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 417 rated 4–5 ★ (344 top)
  • 18 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

£219,539 average 5% YoY

Across Sheffield · to 2026-06

Detached£383,320
Semi-detached£239,479
Terraced£198,476
Flat£133,980

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (10.2 km)

31 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)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 93 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

24% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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

533 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes114
  • GP practices100
  • Dentists118
  • Homecare agencies138
  • 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:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Green coalition

  • Lab 25
  • LD 22
  • Grn 19
  • Ref 10
  • Oth 6

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools13
  • GPs & clinics23
  • Pharmacies9
  • Supermarkets11
  • Parks & greens1145
  • Restaurants & cafés281

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

20,205 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4,255 jobs advertised · £41,351 avg

e.g. Theatre Nurse/ODP Scrub, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Customer Service Representative - Uncapped Commission

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 66% · Gas 11% · Solar 9% · Imports 9%

123 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 2026-08-06

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)