Headford Gardens, Sheffield, S3 7XB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding S3 7XB has a slightly higher male population, with 52% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.8%	48%	0.2%	51.0%	-3.0%
Male	52.2%	52%	-0.2%	49.0%	3.0%

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 area around S3 7XB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	62.9%	55.4%	-7.5%	37.9%	17.5%
Married: Opposite sex	24.7%	31.8%	7.1%	44.2%	-12.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.5%	3.9%	0.4%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	6.2%	5%	-1.2%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	2.7%	2.3%	-0.4%	6.1%	-3.8%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.9%	51.7%	4.8%	48.4%	3.3%
Good health	37%	32.1%	-4.9%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	9.9%	12.5%	2.6%	12.7%	-0.2%
Bad health	5%	2.8%	-2.2%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.3%

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	17.8%	17.6%	-0.2%	18.2%	-0.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.3%	5.1%	-4.2%	9.6%	-4.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.9%	5.9%	-3.0%	13.4%	-7.5%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	3.1%	2.7%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	22.4%	27.3%	4.9%	16.9%	10.4%
Degree or Similar	31.3%	40.2%	8.9%	33.8%	6.4%
Other	10%	0.8%	-9.2%	2.8%	-2.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	4%	1.2%	-2.8%	1.1%	0.1%
Chinese	7.1%	3.7%	-3.4%	0.7%	3.0%
Indian	0.6%	4%	3.4%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	3.4%	3.7%	0.3%	2.7%	1.0%
Other Asian	7.1%	7.7%	0.6%	1.6%	6.1%
Black African	11.2%	13.3%	2.1%	2.5%	10.8%
Black Caribbean	4%	3.1%	-0.9%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	5.6%	0.9%	-4.7%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	0.8%	1.1%
White	38.5%	34.6%	-3.9%	81.4%	-46.8%
Arab	13%	14.8%	1.8%	0.6%	14.2%
Other	2.2%	8%	5.8%	1.6%	6.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 47.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55%	47.4%	-7.6%	83.2%	-35.8%
European Union	2.5%	6.5%	4.0%	6.1%	0.4%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	16.5%	23.5%	7.0%	2.7%	20.8%
Middle East and Asia	22.4%	18%	-4.4%	5.6%	12.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 47.4% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 16.9% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54%	47.8%	-6.2%	83.2%	-35.4%
10+ Years	12.7%	16.9%	4.2%	9.8%	7.1%
5-10 Years	13.7%	7.2%	-6.5%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	6.5%	11.3%	4.8%	2.2%	9.1%
Less than 2 years	13%	16.9%	3.9%	1.9%	15.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.6%	76.7%	-19.1%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
North Africa	11.5%	0.1%	11.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Middle East	3.1%	0.1%	3.0%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	5.9%	1.2%	4.7%
South-East Asia	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.9%	37.2%	-12.3%
Christian	17.8%	46.2%	-28.4%
Buddhist	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	45.5%	6.5%	39.0%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Headford Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Headford Gardens was 54.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 45.5% lower than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Headford Gardens has the 81st lowest crime rate of 207 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and the 687th lowest crime rate of 1,696 local areas in Sheffield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 14.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -88.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,200

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in S3 7XB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 8/10 (high )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Headford Gardens are based on 78 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sheffield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Headford Gardens, Sheffield, S3 7XB

Estimated Average Property Prices for S3 7XB

Average Price
£155,300

Semi-Detached
£200,486

Terraced
£212,229

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£143,940

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Headford Gardens

Average Price
£155,627

Semi-Detached
£246,031

Terraced
£217,122

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£146,349

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Headford GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
109 Headford Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£220,000	2025-01-31	£226,206
83 Headford Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2024-08-28	£133,390
81 Headford Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2024-07-25	£110,111
45 Headford Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£122,500	2024-05-03	£123,369
49 Headford Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£137,660	2023-08-31	£138,918

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for S3 7XB

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in S3 7XB area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	69
Full-Time Employee	38
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	37
Looking after home or family	23
Retired	21
Other	18
Part-Time Employee	16
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Self-Employed	8

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	18
Human health and social work activities	18
Education	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	11
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Other	2
Construction	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Broomhall Nursery School 4 Broomhall Road , S10 2DN	4out of 4	342 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Denby Street Nursery School Denby Street , S2 4QH	- not rated	966 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grace Owen Nursery School 1-7 the Pavement , Duke Street S2 5QD	3out of 4	1,851 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wybourn Nursery School Eaton Place , S2 5ET	- not rated	2,699 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Springfield Primary School Cavendish Street , S3 7RZ	3out of 4	204 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Porter Croft Sheffield Church of England Primary School Pomona Street , S11 8JN	- not rated	830 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy Pomona Street , S11 8JN	- not rated	830 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Netherthorpe Primary School Netherthorpe Street , S3 7JA	3out of 4	1,114 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broomhill Infant School Beech Hill Road , Broomhill S10 2SA	3out of 4	1,146 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Westways Middle School Western Road , S10 1LA	- not rated	1,688 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Middle School Duke Street , S2 5QB	- not rated	1,830 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Upper Thorpe Middle School Daniel Hill Street , S6 3JH	- not rated	1,854 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bluestone Middle School Park Grange Drive , S2 3SF	- not rated	2,421 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greystones Middle School Greystones Road , S11 7GL	- not rated	2,657 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King Edward VII School Glossop Road , S10 2PW	3out of 4	947 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
UTC Sheffield City Centre 111 Matilda Street , S1 4QF	- not rated	1,063 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' Catholic High School Granville Road , S2 2RJ	3out of 4	1,912 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' Catholic High School Granville Road , S2 2RJ	- not rated	1,912 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Notre Dame High School Fulwood Road , S10 3BT	3out of 4	2,546 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Sheffield College , Granville Road S2 2RL	- not rated	1,707 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longley Park Sixth Form College Horninglow Road , S5 6SG	- not rated	5,447 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longley Park Sixth Form Academy Horninglow Road , S5 6SG	- not rated	5,447 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Astrea Academy Sheffield Andover Street , S3 9BE	3out of 4	2,254 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Don Valley Leeds Road , S9 3TY	3out of 4	4,559 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Sheffield Western Bank , S10 2TN	- not rated	682 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Freeman College Sterling Works , 88 Arundel Street S1 2NG	- not rated	1,031 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bethany School Finlay Street , S3 7PS	- not rated	1,095 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sheffield High School GDST 10 Rutland Park , S10 2PE	- not rated	1,164 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Sheaf Unit The Stables , Sharrow Lane S11 8AE	- not rated	1,275 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Coffee Pod	Kings Court, 80 Hanover Way	148 yd
Unit Sheffield	88 Headford Street	195 yd
The Parlour Cafe	Sheffield Jesus Centre, 93 Broomspring Lane	236 yd
Brunch Break	Beehive Works, 82-90 Milton Street	308 yd
UL Foods Limited	OHM Food Yard UNit 14 West One Plaza, 12 Fitzwilliam Street	313 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bath Hotel	Former 66 To 68, Victoria Street	264 yd
The Washington	79 Fitzwilliam Street	353 yd
Coco Lounge Bar	176 Devonshire Street	411 yd
Corporation Nightclub	1-3 Trafalgar Court	423 yd
Olivias	173-179 West Street	423 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Noodle Chuan Chuan	1 Fitzwilliam Street	384 yd
Liangji Wraps	6 Fitzwilliam Street	388 yd
Homemade Desserts	274 Glossop Road	396 yd
Pasam Kebabs	183 West Street	456 yd
Red	181 West Street	456 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Select & Save	239-241 Broomhall Street	203 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	Tesco Express, 139 West Street	509 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	250-266 Ecclesall Road	606 yd
Co-op Food	2 Clarkson Street	628 yd
Waitrose Limited	1-3 Ecclesall Road	630 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Cage Health Club (Closed) Fitzwilliam Street	health and fitness suite	328 yd
Unity Gym Sheffield Wellington Street	health and fitness suite	388 yd
Supreme Fitness (Rockingham, Sheffield) (Closed) Rockingham Close	health and fitness suite	656 yd
Nuffield Health (Sheffield) NAPIER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	703 yd
Supreme Fitness (The Moor) (Closed) The Moor	health and fitness suite	708 yd
Sheffield Hallam Active (Collegiate Campus) COLLEGIATE CAMPUS COLLEGIATE CAMPUS COLLEGIATE CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts	762 yd
King Edwards Swimming Pool KING EDWARD V11 SWIMMING POOL KING EDWARD V11 SWIMMING POOL CLARKEHOUSE ROAD	swimming pool	808 yd
Supreme Fitness (Cambridge Street - Sheffield) (Closed) 8-10 8-10 Cambridge Street	health and fitness suite	824 yd
Momentum Leisure Club (Allen Court Gym) BRIGHTMORE HOUSE BRIGHTMORE HOUSE ST GEORGE'S CLOSE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	858 yd
King Edward Vii School (Upper Site) KING EDWARD VII UPPER SCHOOL KING EDWARD VII UPPER SCHOOL GLOSSOP ROAD		979 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	125.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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