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S20 postcode area · Sheffield

The S20 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Rotherham, Sheffield. Area Scores range from 18 to 87 across them. Every full S20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The S20 district contains both ends of the scale: Sothall at 87 out of 100 (#889 of 6,856 in England) against Westfield & Waterthorpe at 19, a 68-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £165,500 in Beighton to £270,746 in Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Rotherham and Sheffield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,169a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime75per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the S20 district

£210,000median home sold over the past year · +20.0% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 373 sales
Detached£300,000
Semi-detached£200,000
Terraced£160,000
Flat£127,750
Sheffield£217,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
SothallSheffield 88987 £225,000
Mosborough & HalfwaySheffield 1,15083 £240,000
HackenthorpeSheffield 2,50763 £230,000
Catcliffe, Treeton & WaverleyRotherham 3,29552 £270,746
BeightonSheffield 5,18024 £165,500
Westfield & WaterthorpeSheffield 5,56419 £170,000

People living in S20 Census 2021

Residents46,200
Median age (est.)43
Density1,669per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 16%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 46% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S20.

S19 S13 S12 S21 S31 S26 S2 S14

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.