Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in Derbyshire, England, with a population of around 556,500. It offers around 6 restaurants and cafés and 1 pharmacy, served by 19 bus stops and Dore and Totley railway station 1.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £266,543, and there were around 104 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sheffield area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North East Derbyshire area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 101,999 residents at roughly 370 people per km².
- Council
- North East Derbyshire
- County
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Police force
- Derbyshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 116th of 294 English council areas — better than 61% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 7° · 64% 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
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley Green, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
95 reported · August 2026▼ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences33
- Shoplifting21
- Anti-social behaviour14
- Other theft8
Neighbourhood team: Dronfield · Derbyshire
Local policing priorities
- 1. Shop thefts Sainsburys and CO-OP Stores (Hartington Road/Pentland Road) 2. Youth ASB Dronfield Civic Centre 3. Car meets/Drug use - Co…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
158 reported road collisions (2025)
40 killed or seriously injured · 211 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
270 food businesses within 2 miles
- 236 rated 4–5 ★ (210 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dore and Totley (1.5 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dore & Totley (1.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£253,012 average▲ 5.3% YoY
Across North East Derbyshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£791 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £569
- 2 bed £723
- 3 bed £878
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,368 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (2.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (2.5 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
27 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Civic Centre Car Park, Dronfield (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres6
- Sports pitches20
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
101,999 residents in North East Derbyshire · 370/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,852
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,194
- Net moves+1,658
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 158 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
5% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,467 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (39% of 49,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
51 schools · 12,891 pupils
46 primary · 3 secondary · 2 other
Ofsted: 15 of 21 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (71%)
49 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Dronfield Henry Fanshawe SchoolGood
- Tupton Hall SchoolGood
- Eckington SchoolInadequate
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North East Derbyshire
Care & health services
689 CQC-registered services
- Care homes245
- GP practices111
- Dentists139
- Homecare agencies147
- Hospitals & hospices18
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Derbyshire
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
119 applications decided
87.4% granted · 104 granted, 15 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 26
- Con 14
- Grn 1
- Ref 6
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,875 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
£741 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,905 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 49,377 certificates
11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82.7 yrs women · 79.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Derbyshire): 60.5 women · 60.5 men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in S18
- Dronfield Medical Practice
- Oakhill Medical Practice
- Stubley Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Derbyshire:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills452 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation351 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK176 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth169 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND163 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Bradway Tunnel · 0.7 kmBradway Tunnel, 1 mile 266 yards (1.853 km) long, was built in 1870 about 1-mile (1.6 km) north of Dronfield, Derbyshire, in South Yorkshire, England.
Dronfield Woodhouse · 1.3 kmDronfield Woodhouse is a district of Dronfield, in the North East Derbyshire district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. The area has been inhabited since at least the 11th century and its main road, Carr Lane, fe…
Dore & Totley railway station · 1.5 kmDore & Totley railway station serves the south-western Sheffield suburbs of Dore and Totley in South Yorkshire, England; it is sited 4+3⁄4 miles (7.6 km) south of Sheffield. The station is served by the Northern Train…
- Totley Brook · 1.6 km
The Totley Brook is a stream in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It rises on a millstone grit ridge some 7 miles (11 km) to the south-west of the centre of Sheffield. Over its course it drops from 740 feet (230…
- Abbeydale Park · 1.6 km
Abbeydale Park is a sports venue in Dore, South Yorkshire, England. It is unusual in having hosted home games for two different county cricket teams.
Dore and Totley · 1.6 kmDore and Totley ward—which includes the districts of Bradway, Dore, Totley, and Whirlow—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is currently represented by three Liberal Democrat councillors…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sheffield?
- Sheffield is a town in Derbyshire, England, in the North East Derbyshire local authority.
- What is the population of Sheffield?
- Sheffield has an approximate settlement population of 556,500.
- How deprived is Sheffield?
- The North East Derbyshire local authority, which includes Sheffield, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.