Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 556,500. It features around 220 restaurants and cafés, 3 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, 5 GP surgeries, 1 school, and 2 parks, along with 122 bus stops and Sheffield railway station 0.5 km away. The average sold house price is around £266,543, and there were around 1,118 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 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
- Sheffield Central
- Police force
- South Yorkshire
Weather
15°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 14° · 48% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Sunny
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
21US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom
Crime
1237 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences358
- Shoplifting206
- Anti-social behaviour199
- Public order122
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Sheffield City Centre · South Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Tackle behaviour that are causing a nuisance or negatively affecting the local community..
- Pursue criminality that causes harm to our communities..
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
- 420 rated 4–5 ★ (364 top)
- 10 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sheffield (0.6 km)
- 158 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sheffield (0.5 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: 154.9p · BP (6.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 178.7p · Asda (8.2 km)
33 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
61 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Novotel Sheffield (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres11
- Gyms15
- Sports pitches30
- Playgrounds32
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 (City Centre)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 323 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
- Schools14
- GPs & clinics17
- Pharmacies10
- Supermarkets20
- Parks & greens572
- Restaurants & cafés482
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
93% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 63% · Wind 30% · Gas 7% · Nuclear 0%
102 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Sheffield Central:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership476 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation365 local signatures · 22,957 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership364 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks180 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s171 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Castle Square, Sheffield · 0.0 kmCastle Square is the plaza at the intersection of High Street, Angel Street, and Arundel Gate in the City of Sheffield, England. This name was given to the square in the 1960s to reflect the proximity of the square to…
Kings Tower, Sheffield · 0.1 kmKings Tower is an approved skyscraper that will be located on Castle Square at the junction of High Street and Angel Street in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. With a planned height of 120 m (390 ft) once completed, Kings…
- Diocese of Hallam · 0.1 km
The Diocese of Hallam is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in England. The diocese comprises the Metropolitan County of South Yorkshire, including Sheffield and the surrounding…
Sheffield Blitz · 0.1 kmThe Sheffield Blitz is the name given to the German Luftwaffe bombing campaign against Sheffield, England, during the Second World War. The first raid took place on 18 August 1940, with the final attack occurring on 8…
Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation · 0.1 kmThe Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation (S&SY) is a system of navigable inland waterways in South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England.
Sheffield and Tinsley Canal · 0.1 kmThe Sheffield and Tinsley Canal is a canal in the City of Sheffield, England. It runs 3.9 miles (6.3 km) from Tinsley, where it leaves the River Don, to the Sheffield Canal Basin in the city centre, passing through 11…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sheffield?
- Sheffield is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Sheffield local authority.
- What is the population of Sheffield?
- Sheffield has an approximate settlement population of 556,500.
- How deprived is Sheffield?
- The Sheffield local authority, which includes Sheffield, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.