Margetson Crescent, Sheffield, S5 9NB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding S5 9NB has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	48.3%	49.5%	1.2%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	51.7%	50.5%	-1.2%	49.0%	1.5%

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 S5 9NB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.2% 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	37.6%	45.2%	7.6%	37.9%	7.3%
Married: Opposite sex	36.2%	35.7%	-0.5%	44.2%	-8.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Separated	1.1%	2.1%	1.0%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	14.4%	8.7%	-5.7%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	10.6%	7.1%	-3.5%	6.1%	1.0%

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	36.1%	40.2%	4.1%	48.4%	-8.2%
Good health	29%	31.6%	2.6%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	20.9%	17.8%	-3.1%	12.7%	5.1%
Bad health	10.8%	7.7%	-3.1%	4.0%	3.7%
Very bad health	3.2%	2.8%	-0.4%	1.2%	1.6%

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 9NB this area, 35.7% 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 6.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	47.7%	35.7%	-12.0%	18.2%	17.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.4%	17.6%	-0.8%	9.6%	8.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	18.9%	2.8%	13.4%	5.5%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	7%	5.6%	5.3%	1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	12.3%	4.5%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	5.2%	6.1%	0.9%	33.8%	-27.7%
Other	3.4%	2.5%	-0.9%	2.8%	-0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 90.5% 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)
Pakistani	0.2%	0.9%	0.7%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	3.1%	3.1%	2.5%	0.6%
Black Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.0%
White	96.6%	90.5%	-6.1%	81.4%	9.1%
Arab	0.7%	2.4%	1.7%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 92.3% 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	98.6%	92.3%	-6.3%	83.2%	9.1%
European Union	0.2%	1.8%	1.6%	6.1%	-4.3%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0%	3.1%	3.1%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	0.9%	2.5%	1.6%	5.6%	-3.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	98.4%	92%	-6.4%	83.2%	8.8%
10+ Years	0%	3.7%	3.7%	9.8%	-6.1%
5-10 Years	0.2%	2.4%	2.2%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	0.2%	1.8%	1.6%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.5%	76.7%	-11.2%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.9%	1.5%	-0.6%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	32%	13.5%	18.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.1%	37.2%	7.9%
Christian	43.6%	46.2%	-2.6%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	3.1%	6.5%	-3.4%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Margetson Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Margetson Crescent was 205.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.3% higher than the Firth Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Margetson Crescent has the 24th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Firth Park and the 246th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 79.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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
£30,700

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in S5 9NB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 10/10 (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 Margetson Crescent are based on 16 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 Margetson Crescent, Sheffield, S5 9NB

Estimated Average Property Prices for S5 9NB

Average Price
£162,851

Semi-Detached
£162,851

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Margetson Crescent

Average Price
£162,264

Semi-Detached
£168,749

Terraced
£190,132

Detached
£207,175

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£65,578

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Margetson CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
70 Margetson Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£140,000	2022-04-20	£160,310
68 Margetson Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£111,000	2021-04-23	£135,988
60 Margetson Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£110,000	2007-02-23	£190,839
68 Margetson Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£37,950	2000-07-14	£165,571
68 Margetson Crescent, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£32,000	1998-08-28	£159,845

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for S5 9NB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	56
Retired	56
Part-Time Employee	33
Looking after home or family	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Self-Employed	16
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	11
Other	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	34
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Construction	20
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Manufacturing	14
Education	11
Transport and storage	11
Administrative and support service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mansel Primary Chaucer Road , Sheffield A S5 9QN	3out of 4	583 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Monteney Primary School Monteney Crescent , S5 9DN	3out of 4	912 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy Creswick Lane , Grenoside S35 8NN	3out of 4	914 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ecclesfield Primary School High Street , Ecclesfield S35 9UD	3out of 4	1,226 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fox Hill Primary Keats Road , S6 1AZ	3out of 4	1,262 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	718 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chaucer School Wordsworth Avenue , S5 8NH	2out of 4	889 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkwood E-Act Academy Longley Avenue West , S5 8UL	3out of 4	2,384 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Firth Park Academy Fircroft Avenue , S5 0SD	3out of 4	2,508 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ecclesfield School Chapeltown Road , Ecclesfield S35 9WD	1out of 4	2,792 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Longley Park Sixth Form Horninglow Road , S5 6SG	- not rated	2,427 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Chapeltown Academy Hydra Business Park , Nether Lane S35 9ZX	- not rated	2,717 yd	Free schools 16 to 19	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	3,614 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Astrea Academy Sheffield Andover Street , S3 9BE	- not rated	4,754 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Woolley Wood School Chaucer Road , S5 9QN	3out of 4	518 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holgate Meadows School Lindsay Road , S5 7WE	3out of 4	1,310 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Abbey School Little Common Lane , Kimberworth S61 2RA	4out of 4	5,277 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	5,297 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
Cobs + Crumbs	37 Margetson Crescent	116 yd
Georges	143 Chaucer Road	632 yd
Eurest/Asda Cafe	Asda Stores Limited, Chaucer Road	823 yd
Corner Cafe	283 Buchanan Road	827 yd
Mount Tabor	Mount Tabor Methodist Church, Wordsworth Avenue	989 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wordsworth Tavern	Wordsworth Tavern, Wordsworth Avenue	154 yd
Colley WMC	Flat Over, Colley Working Mens Club, 2 Margetson Road	242 yd
The Beagle	The Beagle, Knutton Crescent	542 yd
Chaucer Social Club	100 Chaucer Close	936 yd
Jurassica Ltd	71 Monteney Crescent	1,008 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Palace	Margetson Tara, 47 Margetson Crescent	78 yd
Little Lou's Fish + Chips	49 Margetson Crescent	116 yd
Sid's Fish Bar	44 Wheata Road	507 yd
Aris Spices	36 Wheata Road	507 yd
Lung Fung Take Away	155 Chaucer Road	632 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Asda Stores Limited	Chaucer Road		946 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sheffield College Monteney Site (Closed)	grass pitches	219 yd
Colley Sports Centre (Closed) Remington Road	health and fitness suite, squash courts	228 yd
Colley Park BRITLAND CLOSE	grass pitches	556 yd
Mansel Primary School CHAUCER ROAD	grass pitches	719 yd
Mansel Primary School (Closed) Mansel Crescent	grass pitches	731 yd
Adlington Road Playing Fields (Closed) Adlington Road	grass pitches	747 yd
Yewlands Technology College (Closed) Creswick Lane	grass pitches	816 yd
Yewlands Academy CRESWICK LANE	grass pitches	826 yd
Parson Cross Park DEERLANDS AVENUE	grass pitches	869 yd
Chaucer School WORDSWORTH AVENUE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	905 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	154.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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