Parson Cross

Sheffield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 10,266 · 7 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,407 of 6,856 in England
  • #599 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #58 of 70 in Sheffield
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,173
Median age (est.)37
Density4,385per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above16%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 41%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 41%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 17%Other: 11%
One person 30%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 17%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Caring & leisure 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Caring & leisure15%
Skilled trades13%
Process & plant11%
Sales & customer service11%
Professional10%
Associate professional8%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 52% · Christian 39% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Parson Cross is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,407 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #58 of 70 in Sheffield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (85) but weak on Education (2). Typical homes here, about £175,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 103 sales), 19% below the wider Sheffield median of £217,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,740 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 120 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 8 · #6,284
Employment 6 · #6,435
Education 2 · #6,750
Health 5 · #6,524
Crime 6 · #6,462
Housing & access 68 · #2,164
Living environment 85 · #1,033

House prices ?

£175,000median (12m) · +16.7% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,000103+16.7%+41.1%
Detached£269,9959+3.8%+60.7%
Semi-detached£172,50068+15.0%+39.1%
Terraced£160,50026+14.6%+52.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£175,000
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)£30,740±£4,361 · #6,257 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,889
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

120 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,229 offences
Sheffield96
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,447 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences594
Theft160
Burglary56
Vehicle crime43
Criminal damage & arson184
Public order & weapons81
Drugs36
Robbery18
Other57

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 219 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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