Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, S5 9JJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding S5 9JJ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% 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	52.9%	49.6%	-3.3%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	47.1%	50.4%	3.3%	49.0%	1.4%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.9%	42%	-1.9%	37.9%	4.1%
Married: Opposite sex	28.7%	29.3%	0.6%	44.2%	-14.9%
Separated	1.2%	3.3%	2.1%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	14.6%	17.1%	2.5%	9.1%	8.0%
Widowed	11.6%	8.3%	-3.3%	6.1%	2.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	35%	37.2%	2.2%	48.4%	-11.2%
Good health	33%	37.2%	4.2%	33.6%	3.6%
Fair health	19.9%	18.2%	-1.7%	12.7%	5.5%
Bad health	8.3%	5.4%	-2.9%	4.0%	1.4%
Very bad health	3.9%	2.1%	-1.8%	1.2%	0.9%

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.

In the area around S5 9JJ this area, 36.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 10.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	39.6%	36.6%	-3.0%	18.2%	18.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.9%	13.7%	-2.2%	9.6%	4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	16.4%	-0.1%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	7.3%	4.9%	-2.4%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.3%	13.7%	6.4%	16.9%	-3.2%
Degree or Similar	11.6%	10.4%	-1.2%	33.8%	-23.4%
Other	1.8%	4.4%	2.6%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 98% 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)
Black African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	2.5%	-1.3%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	96.6%	98%	1.4%	81.4%	16.6%
Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.6%	-1.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 95% 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	98.5%	95%	-3.5%	83.2%	11.8%
European Union	1%	0.8%	-0.2%	6.1%	-5.3%
Africa	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.7%	-1.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	2.5%	2.0%	1.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	98.5%	95%	-3.5%	83.2%	11.8%
10+ Years	0%	3.7%	3.7%	9.8%	-6.1%
5-10 Years	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.9%	-2.1%
2-5 Years	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.2%	-1.8%
Less than 2 years	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.5%	76.7%	-17.2%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	37.2%	13.5%	23.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	57.2%	37.2%	20.0%
Christian	36.2%	46.2%	-10.0%
Jewish	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	1.2%	6.5%	-5.3%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Wordsworth Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wordsworth Avenue was 251.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 179.1% higher than the East Ecclesfield average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Wordsworth Avenue has the 6th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in East Ecclesfield and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 170.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 76.2%.

🔎 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. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,000

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in S5 9JJ, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 Wordsworth Avenue are based on 283 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 Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, S5 9JJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for S5 9JJ

Average Price
£160,334

Semi-Detached
£160,334

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wordsworth Avenue

Average Price
£165,063

Semi-Detached
£152,524

Terraced
£131,504

Detached
£408,807

Flats/Maisonettes
£172,485

Other
£60,579

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wordsworth AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
660 Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2024-12-18	£126,468
658 Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2021-01-22	£154,052
664 Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£147,500	2020-12-08	£186,906
686 Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£134,000	2020-10-30	£173,847
648 Wordsworth Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£106,000	2019-05-24	£147,515

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for S5 9JJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	39
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	28
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	10
Self-Employed	9
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Manufacturing	8
Education	8
Construction	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Transport and storage	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Other	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Monteney Primary School Monteney Crescent , S5 9DN	3out of 4	42 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ecclesfield Primary School High Street , Ecclesfield S35 9UD	3out of 4	421 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hartley Brook Primary School Hartley Brook Road , Shiregreen S5 0JF	3out of 4	1,373 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beck Primary School Beck Road , S5 0GG	3out of 4	1,438 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mansel Primary Chaucer Road , Sheffield A S5 9QN	3out of 4	1,449 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Yewlands Academy Creswick Lane , S35 8NN	1out of 4	1,477 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chaucer School Wordsworth Avenue , S5 8NH	2out of 4	1,811 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Firth Park Academy Fircroft Avenue , S5 0SD	3out of 4	1,958 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ecclesfield School Chapeltown Road , Ecclesfield S35 9WD	1out of 4	2,163 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Parkwood E-Act Academy Longley Avenue West , S5 8UL	3out of 4	3,070 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chapeltown Academy Hydra Business Park , Nether Lane S35 9ZX	- not rated	1,924 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	No	Mixed	More About School
Longley Park Sixth Form Horninglow Road , S5 6SG	- not rated	2,284 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hinde House 2-16 School Shiregreen Lane , S5 6AG	3out of 4	3,045 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Astrea Academy Sheffield Andover Street , S3 9BE	- not rated	5,129 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Holgate Meadows School Lindsay Road , S5 7WE	3out of 4	1,381 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Woolley Wood School Chaucer Road , S5 9QN	3out of 4	1,419 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Abbey School Little Common Lane , Kimberworth S61 2RA	4out of 4	4,413 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Paces High Green School for Conductive Education Paces High Green Centre , Pack Horse Lane S35 3HY	3out of 4	4,977 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Village Cafe	141 High Street	497 yd
Bayleave Limited	129 High Street	497 yd
Cerrones	62 High Street	516 yd
Ecco Tap Bar and Bistro	244a High Greave	637 yd
Travellers Inn	286 The Common	807 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Greyhound Hotel	122 High Street	384 yd
Jurassica Ltd	71 Monteney Crescent	475 yd
Wordsworth Tavern	Wordsworth Tavern, Wordsworth Avenue	807 yd
The Stocks	1 Stocks Hill	912 yd
Sheffield Civil Service Club	Civil Service Sports Club, Green Lane	1,033 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cottage Fish Bar	96 High Street	373 yd
Ecclesfield Grill	143 High Street	475 yd
Sid's Fish Bar	44 Wheata Road	511 yd
Aris Spices	36 Wheata Road	511 yd
The Flying Dragon	147 High Street	754 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-operative Group Ltd	149 High Street		497 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Colley Park BRITLAND CLOSE	grass pitches	416 yd
Ecclesfield Primary School HIGH STREET	grass pitches	520 yd
Sheffield College Monteney Site (Closed)	grass pitches	730 yd
Colley Sports Centre (Closed) Remington Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	870 yd
Caribbean Sports Cricket Club LINDEN COURT	grass pitches, tennis courts	958 yd
Gatty Memorial Hall PRIORY ROAD		1,060 yd
Ecclesfield Park GREEN LANE	grass pitches	1,061 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	96.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	96.2%

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	3.8%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	3.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed	49.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	46.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	78.24 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	78.24 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.6 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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