Ecclesfield and Grenoside
Ecclesfield and Grenoside is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 15,000. It has 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, and around 7 restaurants and cafés, along with 59 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Chapeltown, 2.3 km away. There were around 171 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 Ecclesfield and Grenoside 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
16°CClear
- Today: 24° / 16° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:26
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom
Crime
175 reported · July 2026▲ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences72
- Anti-social behaviour41
- Criminal damage & arson17
- Public order15
Neighbourhood team: Sheffield North East · South Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Tackling serious acquisitive crime in the North East looking at Victim, offender location model.
- Tackle Knife Enabled Criminality
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
383 food businesses within 2 miles
- 321 rated 4–5 ★ (240 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chapeltown (2.3 km)
- 59 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chapeltown (2.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£219,539 average▲ 5% YoY
Across Sheffield · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (8.4 km)
33 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
64 charging locations within ~8 km
- 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Eric Stead-Hyundai (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches28
- Playgrounds2
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)
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
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
20,205 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
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:
- Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation2,243 local signatures · 22,957 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office376 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s350 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership292 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership241 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Ecclesfield · 0.5 kmEcclesfield is a village and civil parish in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, approximately 6 miles (9 km) north of Sheffield City Centre. Ecclesfield civil parish had a population of 32,073 at the 201…
East Ecclesfield · 0.6 kmEast Ecclesfield ward—which includes the districts of Chapeltown and Ecclesfield—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northern part of the city and covers an area of 3.8…
Church of St Mary, Ecclesfield · 0.6 kmThe Church of St Mary, Ecclesfield, is situated on Church Street in the village of Ecclesfield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the city centre. It is a Grade I listed bui…
Ecclesfield West railway station · 0.6 kmEcclesfield West railway station was a railway station in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The station served the communities of Ecclesfield and Shiregreen and was situated on the Midland Railway, lying between Ch…
Ecclesfield Priory · 0.6 kmEcclesfield Priory was a religious house of Benedictine monks, lying in the village of Ecclesfield, north of Sheffield in Yorkshire, England.
Ecclesfield East railway station · 0.8 kmEcclesfield East railway station was built by the South Yorkshire Railway on their "Blackburn Valley" line between Sheffield Wicker and Barnsley. The station was intended to serve the parish of Ecclesfield, near Sheff…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ecclesfield and Grenoside?
- Ecclesfield and Grenoside is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Sheffield local authority.
- How deprived is Ecclesfield and Grenoside?
- The Sheffield local authority, which includes Ecclesfield and Grenoside, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.