Is Sheffield 039 a nice place to live?

It depends on what you're after. It's affordable, has good green space access, and is a settled community — but deprivation is high (bottom 12% nationally), crime runs above the UK average, and Ofsted ratings for nearby schools are well below the national benchmark. For buyers on a budget who don't need top-rated schools nearby, it can work well.

What is the rent in Sheffield 039?

Private renting is uncommon here — only about 16% of homes are privately let — so choice is limited. Our rent estimates are scaled from local sale prices rather than official neighbourhood-level data. The median property price is around £160,000, significantly below the wider Sheffield average.

Is Sheffield 039 safe?

The crime rate is around 132 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, noticeably above the UK national average of roughly 80. The area sits in roughly the bottom 12% for deprivation in England, which correlates with higher crime rates. It's worth reviewing the crime type breakdown — not all categories carry the same day-to-day impact.

What's the commute from Sheffield 039 to Sheffield city centre?

The nearest tram stop is about 1 km away (a 12-minute walk), connecting to Sheffield's Supertram network for city-centre journeys. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.6 km away. Most residents drive: around 57% commute by car, with only 15% using public transport.

Who lives in Sheffield 039?

Predominantly families and younger adults — over a quarter of residents are under 18, and around 25% are aged 18–34. More than half of homes are social housing, making this one of the more council-tenure parts of Sheffield. About 80% of residents were born in the UK, and single-person households make up around 35%.

What schools are near Sheffield 039?

There are 108 schools within 2 km, but only around 30% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 4.4 km away. Families should check individual Ofsted reports carefully before choosing a home here on the basis of schooling.

How affordable is buying a home in Sheffield 039?

Very affordable by UK standards. The median sale price is around £160,000, and a typical household could save a deposit in around two and a half years on local wages. That's one of the lower deposit-saving timelines in England, reflecting both low prices and the area's working-class salary base.

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Woodthorpe

Sheffield 039 · 6 sub-areas · 11,891 residents

Sheffield 039 is a largely residential pocket of Sheffield with around 11,900 people and a striking social character — over half of homes are social housing, making it one of the more distinctively council-tenure parts of the city. Property prices sit well below the Sheffield norm, with a median around £160,000. The nearest major employment centre is roughly 20 minutes away, and green space is genuinely close for most residents.

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Young professionals (64/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (32/100)Liveability 82/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood

Woodthorpe is a commuter neighbourhood within Sheffield — train into Sheffield runs in around 18 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.

2-bed rent

—

Median monthly

Crime / 1k / yr

127.5

Bottom quartile

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

18 min

Direct to Sheffield

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

29%

18 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

82/100

Top quartile

Population

11,891

6 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Woodthorpe?

A snapshot of Woodthorpe

The area is unusually green for its density — 5 parks and 3 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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.

Woodthorpe in Sheffield

Overview

Living in Woodthorpe

Sheffield 039 stands apart from much of Sheffield by tenure above all else. More than half of households here — around 51% — are in social rented accommodation, which is far above the city average and shapes everything from the demographic mix to the feel of the streets. This isn't a neighbourhood in transition; it's a settled, predominantly working-class area with a distinct identity.

On cost, it's one of the more affordable corners of Sheffield. The median property price is around £160,000 — well below what you'd pay in the more sought-after southern suburbs — and the typical household could put together a deposit in around two and a half years on local wages, which is a genuinely low figure by UK standards. For buyers, that's real value. For renters, private lets make up only about 16% of stock, so supply in the private market is limited even if prices are low.

The population skews young: just over a quarter of residents are under 18, and around 25% are in the 18–34 bracket, so it's a neighbourhood with a lot of families and younger adults. Single-person households account for around 35% of homes. The ethnic diversity index sits at 43, and about 80% of residents were born in the UK — a relatively settled demographic picture overall.

Practically, the nearest rail station is roughly 1.6 km away — about a 20-minute walk — and there's a tram stop within about 1 km, giving residents a reasonable public transport option. That said, over half of working residents drive to work, and only around 15% use public transport. Greenspace is a genuine positive: roughly two-thirds of residents live within walkable distance of green space, with the nearest patch just 239 metres away on average. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how the neighbourhood breaks down.

Sub-areas

Sub-areas and postcodes in Woodthorpe

6 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Sheffield 039C	—	83	28	86	View →
Sheffield 039B	—	85	21	87	View →
Sheffield 039E	—	79	8	88	View →
Sheffield 039A	—	82	18	83	View →
Sheffield 039F	—	91	66	88	View →
Sheffield 039D	—	81	13	90	View →

Postcodes covered

In Sheffield 039C

S12 2AA S12 2AD S2 1AP S2 1AQ S2 1BG S2 1BH S2 1BJ S2 1BL S2 1BN S2 1BR S2 1BS S2 1BT S2 1BU S2 1BX S2 1BZ S2 1DA S2 1DX S2 1DZ S2 1EA S2 1EE S2 1EU S2 1EW S2 1EX S2 1EY S2 1EZ S2 1FA S2 1GT S2 1GW S2 1HB S2 1HE S2 1HG S2 1HH S2 1HJ S2 1HP S2 1JB S2 1JJ S2 1JW S2 1JX S2 1JY S2 1JZ S2 1LA S2 1LB S2 1LQ S2 1PG

In Sheffield 039E

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In Sheffield 039F

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In Sheffield 039D

S2 1AF S2 1FP

In Sheffield 039B

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In Sheffield 039A

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Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Cost-of-living data is being processed for this neighbourhood.

Median rentCouncil area

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Total monthly baseline

—

Awaiting council tax / EPC data

Council taxCouncil area

—

Years to save 10% deposit

2.5 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−51% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)

By bedroom count

1 bedroom—solo only

2 bedrooms—

3 bedrooms—

4 bedrooms—

By property type

Flat—

Terraced house—

Semi-detached—

Detached house—

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Buying — affordability detail~£819/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£155,625

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area—

Estimated monthly mortgage£819/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)—

Years to save 10% deposit2.5 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel poverty

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area—

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area—

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B13%

Households in fuel poverty12.6%

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Cost

Property in Sheffield 039 is among the more affordable in the city, with a median sale price of around £160,000. For buyers saving a deposit, the numbers work out to roughly two and a half years — one of the lower figures you'll find anywhere in England. Private renting is relatively uncommon here: only about 16% of homes are privately let, which means choice is limited even if prices are competitive. Social housing dominates at around 51% of all tenure. Our rent figures for this neighbourhood are an estimate — the official rent data only goes down to the council level, so we scale it using local sale prices to get a more accurate per-neighbourhood figure. Council tax (Band D) rates are set by Sheffield City Council and apply across the area.

Safety

How safe is Woodthorpe?

Safety scores 20/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 1.3× the national average (127.5 per 1,000 residents per year).

ContextRates are per resident. As a major workday and tourist destination, the daytime population here is much larger than the resident base — so the per-resident figure overstates a typical resident's exposure.

Crime / 1k / yr

127.5

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 21 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

20/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

1/10

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

44.5 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

26.0 /1k

Public order

7.0 /1k

Vehicle crime

9.2 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

14.5 /1k

Burglary

5.9 /1k

Other theft

7.6 /1k

Shoplifting

1.9 /1k

Drugs

5.1 /1k

Theft from the person

1.2 /1k

Possession of weapons

1.0 /1k

Robbery

1.6 /1k

Bicycle theft

0.6 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Safety

Sheffield 039 has a crime rate of around 132 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, which is noticeably above the UK national average of roughly 80 per 1,000. That's a meaningful gap and worth factoring into your decision. The IMD deprivation score here is 49.7 — placing it in roughly the bottom 12% of neighbourhoods in England — and areas with higher deprivation tend to carry higher crime rates. It doesn't mean the streets feel unsafe day-to-day, but it's a real number rather than a statistical quirk. Check the crime type breakdown in the widget above for which categories are driving the local rate.

Schools

Schools near Woodthorpe

18 schools within a 2 km radius; around 29% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm; the nearest Outstanding school, Brightside Nursery Infant School, is around 4536 m away.

School scoreHow? →

48/100

Below median

Schools within 2 km

5 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

29%

Of all schools within 2 km

−41.0 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

Brightside Nursery Infant School

4.5 km from the centroid

Closest schools5 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
Pipworth Community Primary School	Community School	Good	539 m
Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	1.2 km
Sheffield Inclusion Centre	Pupil Referral Unit	Good	1.2 km
Norfolk Community Primary School	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	1.6 km
High Hazels Junior School	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	2.0 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Schools

Around 30% of schools within typical catchment distance of Sheffield 039 residents are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — well below the national figure of roughly 89%. That's a significant gap and one of the more notable trade-offs for families considering this part of Sheffield. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4.4 km away, which is manageable but means most local schools fall below that benchmark. With 108 schools within 2 km, there's no shortage of options by volume — but quality as measured by Ofsted is more uneven here than elsewhere in the city. Check individual school pages and the current Ofsted register to confirm ratings before making decisions.

Transport

Getting around Woodthorpe

Strong transport links — 87/100; nearest rail station is Darnall at around 1469 m; 69 bus stops within five minutes' walk; Sheffield is reachable in 18 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

87/100

Top quartile

Best hub commute

18 min

Direct to Sheffield

WFH share

15%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Darnall

1.5 km walk · 18 min to Sheffield

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Manor Top / Elm Tree

1.1 km walk · Sheffield Supertram

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Sheffield in 18 min

Londonapprox

144 min

Manchesterapprox

74 min

Birminghamapprox

84 min

Leeds

84 min

Liverpoolapprox

119 min

Bristolapprox

177 min

Sheffield

18 min

Edinburghapprox

216 min

Glasgowapprox

292 min

Cardiffapprox

213 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)15% work from home

Drive57%Public transport16%Walk / cycle8%Work from home15%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit available (1,000 Mbps) to most homesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · effectively universal

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area100%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Transport

The nearest tram stop is around 994 metres away — roughly a 12-minute walk — giving residents a useful link into Sheffield's Supertram network. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.6 km away, or around a 20-minute walk. Public transport use is relatively low here: only about 15% of working residents commute by bus, tram or train, while nearly 57% drive. The rail commute to Manchester takes around 76 minutes, to Birmingham around 86 minutes, and to London around 146 minutes by public transport. The nearest major employment hub is accessible in around 20 minutes. Broadband coverage is strong — 100% of premises have access to gigabit-capable connections and none fall below the universal service obligation.

Daily life

What's actually around Woodthorpe?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants1≤ 500 m
Cafés1≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety1≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets1≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks5≤ 500 m
Playgrounds3≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)69≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)68≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Woodthorpe right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

46/100

Mixed

Schools (29% Good+ within 2 km) and the family-age share fall below what most parents look for here.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

64/100

Good fit

Transport scores 87/100 and gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

See transport ranking →

Couples

63/100

Good fit

Liveability 82/100, safety 20/100 combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

54/100

Mixed

Healthcare proximity, greenspace and the over-65 share fall below what most retirees prioritise here.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

32/100

Not ideal

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

58/100

Mixed

Rental stock or transit access fall short — easier neighbourhoods exist for solo renters who need flexibility.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: family-aged profile (27% under 18), 20% degree-educated, below the national average.

Age profile

Under 1827%18–3424%35–4920%50–6418%65+11%

Tenure

Owned31%Private rent9%Social rent49%

Households

One person34%Couple with children17%Lone parent17%Other6%

Property types

Flat15%Terraced24%Semi-detached58%Detached5%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 44/100

Ethnic group

White73%Asian7%Black10%Mixed5%Other3%

Country of birth

UK-born82%Born outside UK18%

Religion

Christian40%Muslim8%No religion43%Other1%

Education and health20% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)19.5%−14.0 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications32.1%

Self-rated good or very good health76.0%

Self-rated bad or very bad health8.8%

Disabled (Equality Act)23.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Demographics

The most striking demographic feature of Sheffield 039 is its tenure split: around 51% social rented, against a much lower city average. That points to a long-established, settled community rather than a neighbourhood cycling through new arrivals. The age profile leans young — just over a quarter of residents are under 18, suggesting a high concentration of families with children — while the 65-plus share is relatively modest at around 11%. Degree-level qualifications are held by around 22% of residents, which is below the national average and reflects the working-class character of the area. The claimant unemployment rate sits at 4.4%, above the UK average, consistent with the area's high deprivation score.

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.48 jobs per resident); median resident salary £31,816/year; 4.4% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£31,816/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

8.9%

ONS ILO method — 56% economically active (Census 2021)

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

300,000

0.48 jobs per working-age resident

Working status of 16+ residents (Census 2021)ILO unemployment 8.9% · 56% economically active · 42% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 8.9% — This uses the same methodology as the ONS Labour Force Survey: unemployment is expressed as a share of the economically active population (employed + job-seeking only), not all 16+ residents. Retirees, students, full-time carers and others who are “inactive” are excluded from the denominator, giving a like-for-like figure to the national headline rate.

Employed51%Unemployed5%Inactive42%

Census 2021 TS066. The three bars above share a denominator of all residents aged 16+ and always sum to 100%. "Inactive" covers students, retirees, full-time carers, the long-term sick and anyone not currently seeking work — which is why the raw employed% figure is lower than the LFS employment rate. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents and matches the standard definition used in national statistics.

DWP claimant count: 4.4% of working-age (16-64) residents claim Universal Credit while seeking work or Jobseeker's Allowance. This is the live monthly unemployment proxy and is not directly comparable to the Census figures above — it counts a narrower group on a different denominator, but it's the most up-to-date local indicator.

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

16.8%

Retail & hospitality

21.0%

Education

11.9%

Manufacturing

7.0%

Professional

8.0%

Construction

3.6%

Tech & ICT

3.7%

Finance

3.5%

Net commute flow: +266,463 jobs vs. working-age residents. More jobs than workers — net commuter inflow.

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

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FAQ

Frequently asked

Is Sheffield 039 a nice place to live?: It depends on what you're after. It's affordable, has good green space access, and is a settled community — but deprivation is high (bottom 12% nationally), crime runs above the UK average, and Ofsted ratings for nearby schools are well below the national benchmark. For buyers on a budget who don't need top-rated schools nearby, it can work well.
What is the rent in Sheffield 039?: Private renting is uncommon here — only about 16% of homes are privately let — so choice is limited. Our rent estimates are scaled from local sale prices rather than official neighbourhood-level data. The median property price is around £160,000, significantly below the wider Sheffield average.
Is Sheffield 039 safe?: The crime rate is around 132 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, noticeably above the UK national average of roughly 80. The area sits in roughly the bottom 12% for deprivation in England, which correlates with higher crime rates. It's worth reviewing the crime type breakdown — not all categories carry the same day-to-day impact.
What's the commute from Sheffield 039 to Sheffield city centre?: The nearest tram stop is about 1 km away (a 12-minute walk), connecting to Sheffield's Supertram network for city-centre journeys. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.6 km away. Most residents drive: around 57% commute by car, with only 15% using public transport.
Who lives in Sheffield 039?: Predominantly families and younger adults — over a quarter of residents are under 18, and around 25% are aged 18–34. More than half of homes are social housing, making this one of the more council-tenure parts of Sheffield. About 80% of residents were born in the UK, and single-person households make up around 35%.
What schools are near Sheffield 039?: There are 108 schools within 2 km, but only around 30% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 4.4 km away. Families should check individual Ofsted reports carefully before choosing a home here on the basis of schooling.
How affordable is buying a home in Sheffield 039?: Very affordable by UK standards. The median sale price is around £160,000, and a typical household could save a deposit in around two and a half years on local wages. That's one of the lower deposit-saving timelines in England, reflecting both low prices and the area's working-class salary base.

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