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Stocksbridge

Stocksbridge is a town in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 13,069. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, along with 18 bus stops and Forge Halt railway station 3.7 km away. There were around 59 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 Stocksbridge 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

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

69 reported · July 2026 9% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences31
  • Public order9
  • Criminal damage & arson7
  • Anti-social behaviour6

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

92 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 78 rated 4–5 ★ (61 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Forge Halt (2.7 km)
  • 53 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Penistone (5.1 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 (9.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (11.1 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Fox Valley Shopping Centre (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches19
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

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
  • 21 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

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens13
  • Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

20,205 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

13 jobs advertised · £22,727 avg

e.g. AVON Representatives wanted in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire, England – start today, Delivery Driver / Car, Delivery Rider / Bike

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

  • Stocksbridge railway station · 0.2 km

    Stocksbridge was a railway station serving the town of Stocksbridge, the terminus of, and only railway station on the Stocksbridge Railway. The platform was a simple wooden affair, nothing more was needed to cater for…

  • Stocksbridge Town Hall · 0.3 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…

  • Stocksbridge High School · 0.5 km

    Stocksbridge High School is a mixed secondary school for 11 to 16-year-olds, in the town of Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire, England. In December 2017 the school gained Academy school status joining Minerva Learning Trust.

  • Stocksbridge · 0.6 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 Park Steels F.C. · 0.7 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…

  • Green Moor · 1.5 km

    Green Moor is a village near Wortley in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, in the parish of Hunshelf. Green Moor used to be a stone quarry in the last century but has since become a predominantly commuter and retirem…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Stocksbridge?
Stocksbridge is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Sheffield local authority.
What is the population of Stocksbridge?
Stocksbridge has an approximate settlement population of 13,069.
How deprived is Stocksbridge?
The Sheffield local authority, which includes Stocksbridge, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.