S3 postcode area · Sheffield

The S3 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sheffield. Area Scores range from 0 to 64 across them. Every full S3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The S3 district contains both ends of the scale: Broomhill & Lower Crookesmoor at 64 out of 100 (#2,452 of 6,856 in England) against Burngreave & Grimesthorpe at 0, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. 8 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £108,000 in Burngreave & Grimesthorpe to £242,000 in Broomhill & Lower Crookesmoor — a 2.2× gap within the S3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,456a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime170per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)27

Owner-occupied30%

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 S3 district

£132,000median home sold over the past year · +51.7% over 5 years · -4.9% over the year · 105 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached£200,000

Terraced£130,500

Flat£131,400

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Broomhill & Lower CrookesmoorSheffield	2,452	64	£242,000
Cathedral & KelhamSheffield	3,234	53	£140,000
Highfield & LowfieldSheffield	4,755	31	£198,000
Devonshire QuarterSheffield	4,824	30	£115,000
SharrowSheffield	5,105	26	£207,500
Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe & LangsettSheffield	6,065	12	£205,000
Park Hill & WybournSheffield	6,188	10	£196,029
Shirecliffe & Parkwood SpringsSheffield	6,572	4	£137,500
Crabtree & Fir ValeSheffield	6,689	2	£119,500
Burngreave & GrimesthorpeSheffield	6,826	0	£108,000

People living in S3 Census 2021

Residents98,819

Median age (est.)27

Density4,923per km²

No qualifications18%

Degree or above36%

No car or van48%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 32%25–44 30%45–64 15%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 29%Private rent 41%

Households

One person 40%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Elementary 16% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	24%
Elementary	16%
Associate professional	12%
Sales & customer service	12%
Caring & leisure	10%
Administrative	7%
Process & plant	7%
Skilled trades	6%
Managers & directors	6%

Ethnic group

White 54%Asian 22%Black 10%Mixed 5%Other 9%

Religion & identity

No religion 37% · Christian 27% · Muslim 25%

Born outside the UK: 35%

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 S3.

S1 S98 S99 S4 S10 S6 S96 S7

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.