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S5 postcode area · Sheffield

The S5 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sheffield. Area Scores range from 0 to 81 across them. Every full S5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the S5 district: Grenoside & Ecclesfield North scores 82 out of 100 (#1,246 of 6,856 nationally) while Burngreave & Grimesthorpe sits at 0 — neighbours on the map, 81 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 13 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £108,000 in Burngreave & Grimesthorpe to £228,750 in Grenoside & Ecclesfield North — a 2.1× gap within the S5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,341a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime120per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied49%

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 S5 district

£155,000median home sold over the past year · +40.9% over 5 years · +6.9% over the year · 402 sales
Detached£257,000
Semi-detached£164,237
Terraced£135,000
Flat£94,000
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
Grenoside & Ecclesfield NorthSheffield 1,24682 £228,750
Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley BridgeSheffield 4,91328 £175,000
Ecclesfield SouthSheffield 5,06426 £203,000
Brightside & WincobankSheffield 5,47520 £150,000
Shiregreen SouthSheffield 6,2369 £143,000
Shiregreen NorthSheffield 6,3537 £133,500
Sheffield Lane Top & Longley ParkSheffield 6,4017 £165,000
Parson CrossSheffield 6,4076 £175,000
Southey Green WestSheffield 6,4556 £165,500
Southey Green EastSheffield 6,4905 £142,500
Shirecliffe & Parkwood SpringsSheffield 6,5724 £137,500
Crabtree & Fir ValeSheffield 6,6892 £119,500
Firth ParkSheffield 6,7571 £131,500
Burngreave & GrimesthorpeSheffield 6,8260 £108,000

People living in S5 Census 2021

Residents112,171
Median age (est.)37
Density2,749per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above22%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 34%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 16%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 16%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Professional14%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 13%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 6%
White 69%Asian 13%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 37% · Muslim 18%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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.

Towns & places in S5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S5 district.

Shiregreen Southey Green

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S5.

S4 S99 S95 S96 S98 S6 S3 S9

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.