Sheffield
Sheffield is a metropolitan borough in Yorkshire and the Humber. 23 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.
No council in Yorkshire and the Humber has more park and public garden within 1km of the average home than Sheffield: 39 ha. It also has the region's highest share of residents within 1km of a station, 39.3%. Each GP has 1,812 patients, fewer than in any council it borders. Its band D council tax, £2,510, is the highest of its neighbours. Healthy life expectancy for women is 57.4 years, down 2.5 since 2011 to 2013.
Furthest from the middle
- Residential burglary per 1,000 households 10.3 Higher than 94% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
- Patients per fully qualified GP 1,812 Lower than 89% of the 296 councils in England it is published for. 3rd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
- Residents at the same address a year earlier 86.7% Lower than 86% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. 3rd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Sheffield and the tick is the council in the middle.
Cost of living
Higher than 70% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured
Housing
Lower than 70% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
Up 5% since June 2025
UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 63% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
3rd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Up 4.2% since August 2025
ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 75% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured
Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured
Transport
Higher than 85% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 74% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Amenities
Higher than 83% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 84% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Not published for this council. How this is measured
Education
Lower than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
Joint 3rd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Down 4 points since 2018/19
DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured
Lower than 77% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured
Health
Lower than 89% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured
Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.
Joint highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured
Safety
Higher than 82% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Down 8.3% since 2022-23
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 94% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 66% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured
Community
Lower than 86% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 63% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
Up 5.1% since 2021
ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured
Wellbeing
Lower than 82% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
Joint 3rd lowest of the 14 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Higher than 53% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 84% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Down 2.5 years since 2011 to 2013
ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured
Environment
Higher than 70% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The highest of the 14 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured
Higher than 75% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
Joint 4th highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Down 26.1% since 2019
Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured
Next door, side by side
Sheffield shares a boundary with Barnsley, Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, North East Derbyshire and Rotherham. Lowest first.
- Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
- Rotherham£615
- Barnsley£630
- North East Derbyshire£723
- Derbyshire Dales£760
- High Peak£811
- Sheffield£840
- Average house price, all homes
- Barnsley£176k
- Rotherham£190k
- Sheffield£220k
- North East Derbyshire£250k
- High Peak£253k
- Derbyshire Dales£353k
- Council tax, band D
- Barnsley£2,326
- Rotherham£2,382
- High Peak£2,385
- Derbyshire Dales£2,445
- North East Derbyshire£2,467
- Sheffield£2,510
- Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
- Derbyshire Dales44.8
- North East Derbyshire54.3
- High Peak59.3
- Rotherham92.2
- Barnsley94.7
- Sheffield97.4
- Patients per fully qualified GP
- Sheffield1,812
- Derbyshire Dales1,832
- North East Derbyshire1,885
- High Peak1,906
- Barnsley2,205
- Rotherham2,250
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- High Peak56%
- Sheffield60%
- North East Derbyshire60%
- Rotherham62%
- Derbyshire Dales64%
- Barnsley66%
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
- Derbyshire Dales4.9 µg/m³
- High Peak6.4 µg/m³
- North East Derbyshire7.6 µg/m³
- Barnsley8.6 µg/m³
- Sheffield10.5 µg/m³
- Rotherham10.6 µg/m³
- Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
- Rotherham10%
- North East Derbyshire10.4%
- Derbyshire Dales22.6%
- Barnsley25.7%
- Sheffield39.3%
- High Peak53.1%
What changed
- Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 5% since June 2025
- Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 4.2% since August 2025
- Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 8.3% since 2022-23
- Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 2.5 years since 2011 to 2013
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Up 5.1% since 2021
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Down 4 points since 2018/19
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 26.1% since 2019
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