Chapeltown

Sheffield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 11,087 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,767 of 6,856 in England
  • #138 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #18 of 70 in Sheffield
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,997
Median age (est.)48
Density2,067per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above27%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 9%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative12%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Chapeltown is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,767 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 70 in Sheffield. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (84) and lowest on Health (46). Typical homes here, about £215,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 120 sales), in line with the wider Sheffield median of £217,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #121 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £36,596 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 78 · #1,506
Employment 66 · #2,349
Education 64 · #2,445
Health 46 · #3,679
Crime 72 · #1,931
Housing & access 84 · #1,088
Living environment 64 · #2,480

House prices ?

£215,000median (12m) · +1.9% yr · n=120
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£215,000120+1.9%+35.2%
Detached£332,000220.0%+49.2%
Semi-detached£227,50054+3.9%+30.0%
Terraced£167,00034+11.3%+28.5%
Flat£133,00010-1.5%+26.7%
This area£215,000
Sheffield£217,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£36,596±£5,216 · #4,500 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,529
Price-to-income ?5.9×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 680 offences
Sheffield96
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #2,952 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences223
Theft212
Burglary19
Vehicle crime51
Criminal damage & arson55
Public order & weapons62
Drugs21
Robbery15
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 171 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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