Parkwood Road, Sheffield, S3 8AH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around S3 8AH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	51.9%	-1.1%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	47%	48.1%	1.1%	49.0%	-0.9%

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 8AH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 48.7% 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	48.5%	48.7%	0.2%	37.9%	10.8%
Married: Opposite sex	29.9%	33.6%	3.7%	44.2%	-10.6%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.3%	1.7%	-3.6%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	12.5%	11.6%	-0.9%	9.1%	2.5%
Widowed	3%	4.3%	1.3%	6.1%	-1.8%

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	46.7%	51.5%	4.8%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	30.9%	26.4%	-4.5%	33.6%	-7.2%
Fair health	14.2%	16.9%	2.7%	12.7%	4.2%
Bad health	6.3%	2.3%	-4.0%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	1.9%	3%	1.1%	1.2%	1.8%

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	26.1%	20.6%	-5.5%	18.2%	2.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.7%	13%	-3.7%	9.6%	3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	11.9%	-0.6%	13.4%	-1.5%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	4.1%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.4%	15.9%	1.5%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	20.5%	31.9%	11.4%	33.8%	-1.9%
Other	7.6%	2.6%	-5.0%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.3% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	3.3%	1.1%	-2.2%	0.7%	0.4%
Indian	0.3%	4.1%	3.8%	3.1%	1.0%
Pakistani	2.7%	1.4%	-1.3%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	2.2%	4.5%	2.3%	1.6%	2.9%
Black African	9%	16.6%	7.6%	2.5%	14.1%
Black Caribbean	7.9%	3.6%	-4.3%	1.0%	2.6%
Other Black	4.6%	2%	-2.6%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.9%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.3%	3%	-0.3%	0.9%	2.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	0.8%	0.8%
White	51.1%	44.3%	-6.8%	81.4%	-37.1%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	12.8%	13%	0.2%	0.6%	12.4%
Other	0.8%	3.2%	2.4%	1.6%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 61.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.1%	61.1%	-14.0%	83.2%	-22.1%
European Union	1.9%	8.4%	6.5%	6.1%	2.3%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	2.3%	1.8%	0.8%	1.5%
Africa	7.7%	12.3%	4.6%	2.7%	9.6%
Middle East and Asia	12.3%	14.1%	1.8%	5.6%	8.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	1.8%	0.4%	1.3%	0.5%
Oceania	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.9%	61.3%	-13.6%	83.2%	-21.9%
10+ Years	3%	17.1%	14.1%	9.8%	7.3%
5-10 Years	4.4%	7.1%	2.7%	2.9%	4.2%
2-5 Years	4.6%	7.7%	3.1%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	13.1%	6.8%	-6.3%	1.9%	4.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.6%	76.7%	-13.1%
Ireland	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	2.7%	0.6%	2.1%
Spain	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.6%	1.5%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
North Africa	2%	0.1%	1.9%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	14.8%	13.5%	1.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	24.4%	37.2%	-12.8%
Christian	32.9%	46.2%	-13.3%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	29.9%	6.5%	23.4%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	7.8%	6.0%	1.8%

Safety

Is Parkwood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Parkwood Road was 310.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 212.6% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Parkwood Road has the 19th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and the 123rd highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 118.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.7%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,000

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in S3 8AH, 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 9/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (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 Parkwood Road are based on 1 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 Parkwood Road, Sheffield, S3 8AH

Estimated Average Property Prices for S3 8AH

Average Price
£853,495

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£853,495

Estimated Average Property Prices for Parkwood Road

Average Price
£871,136

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£871,136

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Parkwood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Leaderflush & Shapland Longden Parkwood Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£625,000	2016-09-21	£871,136

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Employment

The percentage of student residents living in S3 8AH 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

Full-Time Employee	92
Retired	40
Part-Time Employee	38
Student (economically inactive)	34
Self-Employed	31
Long-Term Sick or disabled	31
Looking after home or family	31
Other	24
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Education	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Manufacturing	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	7
Other	6
Construction	5
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Transport and storage	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate 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	2,450 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grace Owen Nursery School 1-7 the Pavement , Duke Street S2 5QD	3out of 4	2,504 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Cundy Street , S6 2WJ	3out of 4	884 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Walkley Primary School Burnaby Crescent , Walkley S6 2RZ	3out of 4	888 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Netherthorpe Primary School Netherthorpe Street , S3 7JA	3out of 4	1,136 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Ripley Street , S6 2NU	3out of 4	1,297 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Rivelin Primary School Morley Street , S6 2PL	3out of 4	1,513 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parkwood E-Act Academy Longley Avenue West , S5 8UL	3out of 4	2,102 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VII School Glossop Road , S10 2PW	3out of 4	2,462 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Forge Valley School Wood Lane , S6 5HG	3out of 4	2,580 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
UTC Sheffield City Centre 111 Matilda Street , S1 4QF	3out of 4	2,701 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Fir Vale School Owler Lane , S4 8GB	2out of 4	2,994 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	3,186 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longley Park Sixth Form Horninglow Road , S5 6SG	- not rated	3,574 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	- not rated	1,231 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Don Valley Leeds Road , S9 3TY	3out of 4	4,055 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hinde House 2-16 School Shiregreen Lane , S5 6AG	3out of 4	5,028 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bethany School Finlay Street , S3 7PS	- not rated	1,137 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Sheffield Western Bank , S10 2TN	- not rated	1,721 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sheffield Hallam University City Campus , Pond Street S1 1WB	- not rated	2,310 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Freeman College Sterling Works , 88 Arundel Street S1 2NG	- not rated	2,473 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sheffield High School 10 Rutland Park , S10 2PE	- not rated	2,682 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bite Size Food Ltd	Medieval Mayhem Softplay, Neepsend Lane	57 yd
Clapping Seoul	The Yard, Bardwell Road	298 yd
Medusa Greek Food	Unit 6 Steel Yard, Bardwell Road	298 yd
The Chicken Shack	The Yard, Bardwell Road	298 yd
Kafe Kelham	Bardwell Road	336 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Gardeners Rest	Gardeners Rest, 105 Neepsend Lane	345 yd
Heist Craft Ltd	107 Neepsend Lane	351 yd
Rutland Cutlery Works Ltd.	73-101 Neepsend Lane	416 yd
Pop Bar	Cutlery Works, 73-101 Neepsend Lane	416 yd
Booze Hound	Cutlery Works, 73-101 Neepsend Lane	416 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
My Pizza Co	Unit 5, 55 Parkwood Road	9 yd
Burgerry Lab	The Yard, Bardwell Road	298 yd
Harlem House	158 Infirmary Road	396 yd
Anii Tasty Takeaway Ltd	132 Infirmary Road	396 yd
Charley's Takeaway	162 Infirmary Road	396 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Limited	Unit 1, 2 Flora Street	321 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	50 Montgomery Terrace Road	688 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	Units 3 & 4, Flora Street	959 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Be X Fitness FLORA STREET RETAIL PARK FLORA STREET RETAIL PARK FLORA STREET	health and fitness suite	306 yd
Parkwood College (Closed) Parkwood Road	grass pitches	438 yd
Sheffield Ski Village (Closed) Vale Road	ski slopes	547 yd
Zest Upperthorpe	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	676 yd
Ruskin Park DANIEL HILL STREET	grass pitches	851 yd
Walkley Primary School BURNABY CRESCENT	artificial grass pitch	881 yd
Burton Street Foundation CAPEL BUILDING CAPEL BUILDING BURTON STREET	health and fitness suite	1,005 yd
Heliport Site Recreation Ground COOKS WOOD ROAD	cycling, grass pitches	1,055 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of S3 8AH