Brooklands Croft, Wales, Sheffield, S26 5QB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around S26 5QB is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.5%	50.6%	2.1%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	51.5%	49.4%	-2.1%	49.0%	0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of S26 5QB there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 57.2% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	20.8%	28.3%	7.5%	37.9%	-9.6%
Married: Opposite sex	62.3%	57.2%	-5.1%	44.2%	13.0%
Separated	1%	1.5%	0.5%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	10.9%	7.1%	-3.8%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	5.1%	5.9%	0.8%	6.1%	-0.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49%	49.8%	0.8%	48.4%	1.4%
Good health	33%	37.9%	4.9%	33.6%	4.3%
Fair health	13.4%	9.1%	-4.3%	12.7%	-3.6%
Bad health	4.1%	2.7%	-1.4%	4.0%	-1.3%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.9%	16.8%	-1.1%	18.2%	-1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.5%	9.7%	-0.8%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	13.9%	-2.4%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	3.8%	0.3%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	14.7%	3.2%	16.9%	-2.2%
Degree or Similar	35.8%	38.3%	2.5%	33.8%	4.5%
Other	4.5%	2.7%	-1.8%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 96.3% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	3.1%	-1.6%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	-1.4%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	98.1%	96.3%	-1.8%	81.4%	14.9%
Other	0%	1%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 95.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.1%	95.8%	0.7%	83.2%	12.6%
European Union	0.3%	2%	1.7%	6.1%	-4.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	2.7%	0.7%	-2.0%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	0.5%	-0.6%	5.6%	-5.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.1%	95.8%	0.7%	83.2%	12.6%
10+ Years	2.2%	3.4%	1.2%	9.8%	-6.4%
Less than 2 years	2.7%	0.7%	-2.0%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88%	76.7%	11.3%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	9.1%	13.5%	-4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	36.5%	37.2%	-0.7%
Christian	56.9%	46.2%	10.7%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Brooklands Croft Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Brooklands Croft was 31.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.3% lower than the Aston & Todwick average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Brooklands Croft has the 13th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Aston & Todwick and the 187th lowest crime rate of 870 local areas in Rotherham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 19.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,600

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in S26 5QB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Brooklands Croft are based on 27 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Rotherham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Brooklands Croft, Wales, Sheffield, S26 5QB

Estimated Average Property Prices for S26 5QB

Average Price
£364,227

Semi-Detached
£347,977

Terraced
£304,637

Detached
£484,759

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Brooklands Croft

Average Price
£406,971

Semi-Detached
£350,775

Terraced
£325,247

Detached
£550,565

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Brooklands CroftStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Brooklands Croft, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£240,000	2022-10-27	£260,446
Great Longstone House, 8 Brooklands Croft, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£322,000	2020-12-11	£424,310
1 Brooklands Croft, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Detached, an established residential building	£370,000	2020-07-10	£515,032
4 Brooklands Croft, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£210,000	2020-06-30	£302,830
Brooklands Cottage Brooklands Croft, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£220,000	2019-03-01	£329,391

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for S26 5QB

Employment

S26 5QB area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

S26 5QB area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	114
Retired	102
Self-Employed	44
Part-Time Employee	36
Looking after home or family	13
Student (economically inactive)	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Unemployed	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	28
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Education	25
Manufacturing	21
Construction	17
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Transport and storage	13
Other	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Information and communication	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Aughton Early Years Centre Main Street , Aughton S26 3XH	2out of 4	4,409 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wales Primary School School Road , Wales S26 5QG	3out of 4	336 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School Storth Lane , Kiveton Park S26 5QT	- not rated	656 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Kiveton Park Infant School Station Road , Kiveton Park S26 6QP	3out of 4	1,293 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aston Hall Junior and Infant School Church Lane , Aston S26 2AX	3out of 4	2,181 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Todwick Primary School Kiveton Lane , Todwick S26 1HJ	3out of 4	2,331 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wales High School Storth Lane , Kiveton Park S26 5QQ	3out of 4	784 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Aston Academy Aughton Road , Swallownest S26 4SF	3out of 4	4,125 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westfield School Eckington Road , Sothall S20 1HQ	1out of 4	4,195 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Becton School Sevenairs Road , Beighton S20 1NZ	- not rated	4,780 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barlborough Hall School Barlborough Park , Barlborough S43 4TJ	- not rated	5,373 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mount St Mary's College Spinkhill , S21 3YL	- not rated	5,458 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asia Palace	114 School Road	664 yd
KPFC Cafe	Wales High School, Storth Lane	671 yd
Akash	95 Wales Road	926 yd
La Porchetta Pizzeria.com	Porchetta Pizzeria, 123 Wales Road	926 yd
Resti	67 Wales Road	931 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Wales Jubilee Social Club	Jubilee Club, School Road		304 yd
Duke Of Leeds	16 Church Street		530 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Admiral Four	Admiral Four, 146A Wales Road	673 yd
Pejis 1	69 Wales Road	926 yd
Lucky House	125 Wales Road	926 yd
Golden Pizza	53 Wales Road	926 yd
Kiveton Charcoal Grill	2A Wales Road	931 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Morrisons Daily	133 Wales Road		563 yd
Co-operative Food	Chapel Way		1,049 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kiveton And Wales Village Hall VILLAGE HALL VILLAGE HALL WALESMOOR AVENUE		636 yd
Wales High School STORTH LANE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	675 yd
Waleswood Sports Cricket Club Mansfield Road	grass pitches	759 yd
Wales Recreation Ground NORWOOD CRESCENT	grass pitches, tennis courts	810 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	44.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	131.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.