Area guide

Living in S17, Sheffield

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around S17 in Sheffield. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 12 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Sheffield: £219,713, up 2.8% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider Yorkshire and The Humber average is £209,116.

Check sold prices for a specific address in S17 →
See where S17 ranks across Yorkshire and The Humber →

Council tax at Band D in Sheffield: £2,510 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare S17 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for S17 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around S17

148 recorded home sales on the streets around central S17 in the last 2 years, with a median of £480,000 and a range from £130,000 to £1,270,000. Mostly detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
13 Bushey Wood Road, S17 3QA Detached £630,000 14 Aug 2026
1 Devonshire Road, S17 3NT Detached £925,000 24 Jun 2026
6 Devonshire Drive, S17 3PJ Detached £540,000 11 Jun 2026
Flat 1 8 Queen Victoria Road, S17 4HT Flat or maisonette £180,000 3 Jun 2026
39 Wollaton Avenue, S17 4LA Semi-detached £430,000 29 May 2026
32 Chatsworth Road, S17 3QH Semi-detached £506,000 28 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

24 schools within 3 miles , of which 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Mercia School Secondary Outstanding 2.5 mi away 0.76 mi 2025/26
Bradway Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
William Levick Primary School Primary Good 1.5 mi away no figure
Greenhill Primary School Primary Good 1.7 mi away no figure
Penny Acres Primary School Primary Good 1.9 mi away no figure
Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery Primary Good 2.0 mi away no figure

Schools in S17 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
King Ecgbert School Secondary 1.93 mi 2025/26

Will an address here get a place? How far Sheffield schools admitted from, school by school →

17 state primary and 4 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for S17 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery.

All 1 fee-paying schools near S17, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations40.8%
Managers, directors and senior officials15.0%
Associate professional and technical13.6%
Administrative and secretarial7.6%
Caring, leisure and other service6.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How S17 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 5.8 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of S17 (E01007918, 1,720 residents in 2021, up 5.2% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 5.8 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 72.5% 74.5% +2.0 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 9.6% 13.2% +3.6 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 17.2% 12.4% -4.8 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 16.9% 18.0% +1.1 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 23.1% 23.8% +0.7 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 49.2% 55.0% +5.8 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.4% 8.2% +2.8 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 83.1% 85.9% +2.8 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 93.5% 88.6% -4.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

50 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central S17 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Sheffield's figures.

Buses from the centre of S17

Best-served stop: Abbeydale Road South/West View Close, with 3.8 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of S17 is Abbeydale Road South/West View Close: 3.8 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.8 in the evening and 3.1 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:20, last 23:35. Routes there: 97, 218, M17, BLUE. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of S17. The nearest, Steel City General Practice, has 14,151 registered patients and 1,361 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Steel City General Practice0.4 mi14,1511,361

Nearest A&E: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where 65.6% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust at 69.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Sheffield pays £2,510 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Sheffield, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Sheffield, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,996+5.1%
2022-23£2,058+3.1%
2023-24£2,166+5.2%
2024-25£2,273+4.9%
2025-26£2,389+5.1%
2026-27£2,510+5.1%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Sheffield, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about S17

What is the average house price in S17?

The average sold price in Sheffield is £219,713 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in S17?

Prices in Sheffield are up 2.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in S17?

The median of 148 recorded sales around central S17 in the last 2 years is £480,000, ranging from £130,000 to £1,270,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in S17?

24 schools sit within 3 miles of central S17, and 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in S17?

50 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central S17 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is S17 at risk of flooding?

Central S17 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is S17 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 83% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £480,000; the area sits in decile 7 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 50 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is S17 safe?

50 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central S17 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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