S8 postcode area · Sheffield

The S8 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North East Derbyshire, Sheffield. Area Scores range from 1 to 99 across them. Every full S8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The S8 district contains both ends of the scale: Bents Green & Millhouses at 100 out of 100 (#32 of 6,856 in England) against Batemoor & Jordanthorpe at 1, a 98-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,000 in Herdings & Gleadless Valley to £481,760 in Bents Green & Millhouses — a 3.9× gap within the S8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North East Derbyshire and Sheffield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,101a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied65%

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 S8 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +23.2% over 5 years · +2.5% over the year · 636 sales
Detached£380,000
Semi-detached£300,000
Terraced£210,000
Flat£135,500
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
Bents Green & MillhousesSheffield 32100 £481,760
BeauchiefSheffield 34195 £382,500
Eckington West & Coal AstonNorth East Derbyshire 96586 £280,000
Norton & Norton LeesSheffield 1,39080 £295,000
Totley & BradwaySheffield 1,67176 £373,000
WoodseatsSheffield 2,19268 £228,000
MeersbrookSheffield 2,99456 £242,500
Charnock & BasegreenSheffield 3,41250 £190,450
Nether EdgeSheffield 3,56348 £280,450
Highfield & LowfieldSheffield 4,75531 £198,000
Greenhill & LowedgesSheffield 6,17410 £245,000
Heeley & Newfield GreenSheffield 6,3188 £192,750
Herdings & Gleadless ValleySheffield 6,6753 £125,000
Batemoor & JordanthorpeSheffield 6,7781 £149,300

People living in S8 Census 2021

Residents109,291
Median age (est.)40
Density2,187per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above40%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 14%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 18%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 82%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 38% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 S8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S8 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S8.

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.