Sheffield property guide

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of February 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register.

Median sale price (12m)

£210,000

Sales registered (12m)

4,212

Open schools

609

House prices in Sheffield

The median sale price in Sheffield over the last 12 months was £210,000, across 4,212 recorded transactions. That is 2.4% higher than the previous 12 months.

Semi-detached homes were the most-traded type in Sheffield, accounting for 1,483 of the period's sales at a median of £210,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£350,000	724
Semi-detached	£210,000	1,483
Terraced	£183,000	1,377
Flat	£135,500	530
Other	£200,000	98

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Schools in Sheffield

Sheffield has 609 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 462 primary, 77 secondary and 67 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Sheffield centre

School	Postcode	Distance
Whittington Green School	S41 9LG	0.8 km
Outwood Academy Newbold	S41 8BA	1.8 km
St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy	S41 8AG	2.5 km
Parkside Community School	S40 2NS	4.1 km
Springwell Community College	S43 3NQ	4.1 km

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Crime in Sheffield

In Sheffield, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (32.2%), anti-social behaviour (17.4%) and criminal damage and arson (9.4%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	32.2%
Anti-social behaviour	17.4%
Criminal damage and arson	9.4%
Public order	8.6%
Vehicle crime	6.6%

See Sheffield crime breakdown

Postcode districts in Sheffield

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Sheffield boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
S1	111,923
S10	111,923
S11	111,923
S12	111,923
S13	111,923

Living near Sheffield

Nearby towns include Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham and Mexborough.

Doncaster
Barnsley
Rotherham
Mexborough

Frequently asked questions about Sheffield

The median sale price in Sheffield over the last 12 months was £210,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 609 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Sheffield area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Sheffield over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 111,923 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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Sheffield sold prices

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Crime in Sheffield

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Schools in Sheffield

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