Sothall

Sheffield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 5,200 · 4 LSOAs

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

87Area Score / 100 ?
  • #889 of 6,856 in England
  • #70 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #8 of 70 in Sheffield
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,201
Median age (est.)46
Density2,271per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above29%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 33%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 2%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 24%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 8%Other: 14%
One person 23%Couple, no children 24%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 8%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Administrative 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Administrative13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors12%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 47% · 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

Sothall is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #889 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 70 in Sheffield. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (89) and lowest on Health (57). Typical homes here sold for about £225,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 68 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, #43 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £40,822 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 63 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 84 · #1,074
Employment 78 · #1,486
Education 67 · #2,267
Health 57 · #2,946
Crime 81 · #1,273
Housing & access 85 · #1,047
Living environment 89 · #732

House prices ?

£225,000median (12m) · +4.3% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£225,00068+4.3%+21.0%
Detached£299,75024-0.7%+35.9%
Semi-detached£200,00037+2.6%+27.2%
Terraced£183,0007+16.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£225,000
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)£40,822±£5,727 · #3,167 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,756
Price-to-income ?5.5×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 ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

63 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 327 offences
Sheffield96
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #3,061 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences136
Theft59
Burglary29
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson27
Public order & weapons27
Drugs7
Robbery3
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 175 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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