Crabtree & Fir Vale

Sheffield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 9,367 · 5 LSOAs

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,689 of 6,856 in England
  • #652 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #64 of 70 in Sheffield
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,257
Median age (est.)31
Density4,676per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above25%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 16%25–44 29%45–64 19%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 20%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 12%Other: 21%
One person 28%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 12%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 17% · Process & plant 15%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary17%
Process & plant15%
Caring & leisure12%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional8%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 30%Asian: 44%Black: 11%Mixed: 3%Other: 11%
White 30%Asian 44%Black 11%Mixed 3%Other 11%

Religion & identity

Muslim 53% · Christian 27% · No religion 12%

Born outside the UK: 41%

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

Crabtree & Fir Vale is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,689 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #64 of 70 in Sheffield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (75) but weak on Education (1). Typical homes here, about £119,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 42% in five years (from 41 sales), 45% below the wider Sheffield median of £217,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,235 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 128 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 1 · #6,757
Employment 4 · #6,572
Education 1 · #6,771
Health 5 · #6,497
Crime 17 · #5,695
Housing & access 75 · #1,712
Living environment 4 · #6,613

House prices ?

£119,500median (12m) · -7.2% yr · n=41
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£119,50041-7.2%+41.6%
Detached£340,0005+65.9%
Semi-detached£150,00013+17.6%+66.7%
Terraced£117,25016+2.0%+80.4%
Flat£71,0007+6.2%
This area£119,500
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)£34,235±£5,209 · #5,267 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,437
Price-to-income ?3.5×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 ?

7Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

128 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,198 offences
Sheffield96
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,612 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences510
Theft146
Burglary40
Vehicle crime90
Criminal damage & arson101
Public order & weapons161
Drugs84
Robbery28
Other38

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 196 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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