Nether Edge
Sheffield 050 · 6 sub-areas · 9,905 residents
Sheffield 050 is a residential area within Sheffield, home to around 9,900 people and sitting in the middle of the city's affordability range. The median house price is roughly £303,000, and nearly two-thirds of residents own their home — a notably higher ownership rate than many Sheffield neighbourhoods closer to the centre. Around 44% of residents work from home, making it one of Sheffield's more remote-work-oriented areas.
Nether Edge is a commuter neighbourhood within Sheffield — train into Sheffield runs in around 35 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Nether Edge?
3 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 15 restaurants and 3 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Nether Edge in Sheffield
Living in Nether Edge
Sheffield 050 has the feel of a settled, owner-occupied suburb rather than a neighbourhood in flux. The tenure mix tells the story: around 63% of residents own their home, and the private rental sector accounts for just 30% — modest by the standards of inner Sheffield. Social housing is minimal at around 6%. This is somewhere people tend to stay rather than pass through.
Housing here is mid-range for Sheffield. The median house price sits at around £303,000, and with a years-to-deposit figure of 4.8 years, it's meaningfully more accessible than the UK average. That reflects both the price level and a resident salary of just under £32,000 a year — broadly in line with what local jobs pay, which means most residents aren't commuting out to earn significantly more.
Around 27% of residents are aged 18–34, and a further 21% are in the 35–49 bracket — a reasonably balanced working-age population. What stands out is the degree-holding share: 56% of residents have a degree-level qualification, well above the national average, pointing to a professional and graduate-heavy community. The ethnic diversity index sits at 45.6, and around 82% of residents were born in the UK.
For day-to-day practicalities, the nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.8 km away. The nearest tram stop is around 2.3 km away. Most residents drive: 34% commute by car. Strikingly, 44% work from home. Just 5% use public transport, which is low even by suburban standards. Gigabit broadband covers 100% of the area, which goes some way to explaining that work-from-home figure. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how the neighbourhood breaks down.
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Frequently asked
- Is Sheffield 050 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, owner-occupied suburb with solid connectivity and low crime relative to the national average. The 56% degree-holder share and high work-from-home rate give it a professional, quiet character. The trade-off is that public transport is limited, so you'll almost certainly need a car.
- What is the rent in Sheffield 050?
- Specific surveyed rent data isn't available at neighbourhood level — our figures are estimated by scaling Sheffield-wide ONS data using local sale prices. House prices here centre around £303,000, placing it in Sheffield's mid-range. For precise current rental listings, check the major portals filtered to the relevant postcode.
- Is Sheffield 050 safe?
- The crime rate is 73.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is below the UK national average of around 80 per 1,000. It sits in deprivation decile 5 nationally — neither a high-deprivation nor a particularly affluent area — and doesn't stand out as a crime hotspot within Sheffield.
- What's the commute from Sheffield 050 to Sheffield city centre?
- The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 2.8 km away. Most residents drive — 34% commute by car — and only 5% use public transport. The work-from-home rate is 44%, so many residents skip the commute entirely. For rail journeys out of Sheffield, Manchester takes around 85 minutes and London around 156 minutes.
- Who lives in Sheffield 050?
- Mostly owner-occupiers — around 63% own their home. The population skews graduate-educated (56% degree-level), with a working-age core of 18–49 year olds making up nearly half the population. Around 35% live alone, and 18% are couples with children.
- What schools are near Sheffield 050?
- There are 126 schools within 2 km of typical residents, so provision is dense. Around 36% of those are rated Good or Outstanding, though the nearest Outstanding school is only about 882 metres away. Check Sheffield City Council's admissions pages for current catchment boundaries.
- How good is broadband in Sheffield 050?
- Excellent. Gigabit broadband covers 100% of the area, and no premises fall below the universal service obligation minimum. That's part of why 44% of residents work from home — it's one of Sheffield's best-connected neighbourhoods for remote workers.