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Deepcar

Deepcar is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 62 bus stops, around 3 restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Forge Halt, 2.3 km away. There were around 34 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Deepcar area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Sheffield area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 556,523 residents at roughly 1,512 people per km².

Council
Sheffield
County
South Yorkshire
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge
Police force
South Yorkshire

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 11° · 35% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:31

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom

Crime

45 reported · July 2026 12% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences19
  • Other theft6
  • Criminal damage & arson5
  • Public order5

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

95 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 82 rated 4–5 ★ (65 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Forge Halt (1.9 km)
  • 52 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Penistone (6.3 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: 157.9p · Esso (7.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (9.8 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Fox Valley Shopping Centre (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms2
  • Sports pitches10
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds7

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Your MP

Dr Marie Tidball

Labour

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

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

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens9
  • Restaurants & cafés18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

20,205 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

7 jobs advertised · £16,293 avg

e.g. Bike Delivery Rider, Moped Delivery Driver, Delivery Driver / Car

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

93% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Biomass 40% · Imports 5% · Gas 2%

57 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Deepcar · 0.5 km

    Deepcar is a village located on the eastern fringe of the town of Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the electoral ward of Stocksbridge and Upper Don, 10 miles south-west of Barnsley town centre and 9.5…

  • Little Don River · 0.7 km

    The Little Don River also known as the Porter, is a tributary of the River Don in South Yorkshire, England. Arising on the Langsett Moors in the northern Peak District, the Little Don River feeds the Langsett and Unde…

  • Deepcar railway station · 0.8 km

    Deepcar railway station, originally "Deep Car", is a disused railway station near Deepcar, South Yorkshire, England. The station, situated on the line built by the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway,…

  • Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. · 1.1 km

    Stocksbridge Park Steels Football Club is an English association football club based in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire. They currently compete in the Northern Premier League Division One East. The club was formed in 19…

  • Stocksbridge · 1.2 km

    Stocksbridge is a town and civil parish, it is encircled to the north and east by the southern edge of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, although since 1974 it lies within the borders of the City of Sheffield, in…

  • Stocksbridge Town Hall · 1.3 km

    Stocksbridge Town Hall is a municipal building in Manchester Road in Stocksbridge, a town in South Yorkshire in England. The town hall, which was previously the offices and meeting place of Stocksbridge Urban District…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Deepcar?
Deepcar is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Sheffield local authority.
How deprived is Deepcar?
The Sheffield local authority, which includes Deepcar, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.