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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 (IoD2025). 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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 12° / 7° · 64% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:28

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley 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

41 reported · August 2026▼ 31% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences17
  • Vehicle crime6
  • Anti-social behaviour5
  • Other theft3

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

97 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 81 rated 4–5 ★ (64 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

£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: 157.9p · Esso (7.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.9 km)

6 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)

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

  • 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:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

20,695 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

6 jobs advertised · £16,293 avg

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

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 40% · Wind 36% · Gas 16% · Imports 4%

111 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

6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in S36

  • Penistone Group Pms Practice
  • Kingswell Surgery Pms Practice
  • Deepcar Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

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

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 IoD2025.