Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding S7 1FF is primarily male, with 53.5% of the population 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	46.4%	46.5%	0.1%	51.0%	-4.5%
Male	53.6%	53.5%	-0.1%	49.0%	4.5%

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 S7 1FF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.9% 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	56.7%	59.9%	3.2%	37.9%	22.0%
Married: Opposite sex	34.2%	33.9%	-0.3%	44.2%	-10.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	3.6%	1%	-2.6%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	4%	2.8%	-1.2%	9.1%	-6.3%
Widowed	1.5%	1.4%	-0.1%	6.1%	-4.7%

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	48.2%	46%	-2.2%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	41.2%	36.8%	-4.4%	33.6%	3.2%
Fair health	8.1%	13.4%	5.3%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	1.9%	3.1%	1.2%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	19.6%	20.5%	0.9%	18.2%	2.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.8%	9.4%	-0.4%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8%	10.8%	2.8%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	0.4%	1.4%	1.0%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.1%	19.4%	6.3%	16.9%	2.5%
Degree or Similar	43.3%	36.1%	-7.2%	33.8%	2.3%
Other	5.8%	2.4%	-3.4%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 38.7% 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	8.4%	3.3%	-5.1%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	1.9%	0.6%	-1.3%	0.7%	-0.1%
Indian	7%	1.9%	-5.1%	3.1%	-1.2%
Pakistani	34.8%	43.5%	8.7%	2.7%	40.8%
Other Asian	3.8%	1.9%	-1.9%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	2.7%	3.9%	1.2%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.9%	0.0%	0.8%	1.1%
White	33.7%	38.7%	5.0%	81.4%	-42.7%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.2% 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	63.1%	70.2%	7.1%	83.2%	-13.0%
European Union	3.8%	3.3%	-0.5%	6.1%	-2.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.4%	3.6%	1.2%	2.7%	0.9%
Middle East and Asia	29.4%	20.3%	-9.1%	5.6%	14.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.5%	70.2%	7.7%	83.2%	-13.0%
10+ Years	8.4%	15.9%	7.5%	9.8%	6.1%
5-10 Years	5.7%	5.8%	0.1%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	7.8%	3.9%	-3.9%	2.2%	1.7%
Less than 2 years	15.6%	4.2%	-11.4%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81%	76.7%	4.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Southern Asia	5.9%	1.2%	4.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	8.7%	13.5%	-4.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.8%	37.2%	-7.4%
Christian	11.4%	46.2%	-34.8%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.1%	1.7%	-0.6%
Muslim	50.7%	6.5%	44.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Abbeydale Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abbeydale Road was 136.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 56.5% lower than the City average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Abbeydale Road has the 59th highest crime rate of 120 local areas in City and the 430th highest crime rate of 1,697 local areas in Sheffield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.3%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,800

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in S7 1FF, 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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Abbeydale Road are based on 784 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 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FF

Estimated Average Property Prices for S7 1FF

Average Price
£200,392

Semi-Detached
£168,893

Terraced
£199,179

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£216,548

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abbeydale Road

Average Price
£232,556

Semi-Detached
£249,994

Terraced
£219,370

Detached
£315,916

Flats/Maisonettes
£248,863

Other
£270,743

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abbeydale Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
118 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£125,000	2025-09-29	£129,142
134A Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£1,300	2023-02-17	£1,317
136 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2022-09-26	£195,092
124 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2021-02-24	£162,309
144 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£5,000	2020-07-20	£6,298

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for S7 1FF

Employment

S7 1FF area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in S7 1FF 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	80
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	31
Student (economically inactive)	31
Looking after home or family	28
Unemployed	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Other	14
Retired	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Education	26
Human health and social work activities	24
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Other	11
Transport and storage	11
Information and communication	9
Manufacturing	8
Administrative and support service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Construction	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Denby Street Nursery School Denby Street , S2 4QH	- not rated	909 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Broomhall Nursery School 4 Broomhall Road , S10 2DN	4out of 4	1,529 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	2,521 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wybourn Nursery School Eaton Place , S2 5ET	- not rated	2,885 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School Sitwell Road , S7 1BE	3out of 4	283 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lowfield Community Primary School London Road , S2 4NJ	3out of 4	327 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sharrow Junior School South View Road , S7 1DB	- not rated	409 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sharrow Nursery and Infant School South View Road , S7 1DB	- not rated	409 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Anns Grove Nursery and Infant School Anns Road , S2 3DJ	- not rated	607 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bluestone Middle School Park Grange Drive , S2 3SF	- not rated	1,699 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Middle School Duke Street , S2 5QB	- not rated	2,436 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Greystones Middle School Greystones Road , S11 7GL	- not rated	2,460 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Lodge Middle School City Road , S2 5HJ	- not rated	2,617 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westways Middle School Western Road , S10 1LA	- not rated	3,157 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
UTC Sheffield City Centre 111 Matilda Street , S1 4QF	- not rated	1,488 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' Catholic High School Granville Road , S2 2RJ	3out of 4	1,805 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' Catholic High School Granville Road , S2 2RJ	- not rated	1,805 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VII School Glossop Road , S10 2PW	3out of 4	2,030 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mercia School Carter Knowle Road , S7 2DY	4out of 4	2,071 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	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	1,671 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3,615 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oasis Academy Don Valley Leeds Road , S9 3TY	3out of 4	5,223 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sheaf Unit The Stables , Sharrow Lane S11 8AE	- not rated	374 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chrysalis Therapeutic Educational Centre 48 Wostenholm Road , Nether Edge S7 1LL	- not rated	401 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brantwood Garden School 1 Kenwood Bank , Nether Edge S7 1NU	- not rated	946 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Brantwood School 1 Kenwood Bank , S7 1NU	- not rated	946 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Merlin Kindergarten 2 Meadowbank Road , Nether Edge S11 9AH	- not rated	1,022 yd	Other independent school	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
Arvi	116 Abbeydale Road	4 yd
Nether Edge Pizza Co. Ltd	144 Abbeydale Road	27 yd
Rattle & Roll Play Space Ltd	Unit G2, 9 Farrar Road	31 yd
The Bear	89 Abbeydale Road	79 yd
Italian Taste	137-139 Abbeydale Road	79 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rumkeg876	230 Abbeydale Road	199 yd
Over The Yardarm Limits	335-337 Abbeydale Road	462 yd
The Sheaf	25 Gleadless Road	471 yd
Glass Frog	363 Abbeydale Road	515 yd
White Lion	615 London Road	519 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Donny's	141-145 Abbeydale Road	35 yd
King Crepes	135 Abbeydale Road	76 yd
Venice Pizza	235 Abbeydale Road	286 yd
New Hing Lung	241 Abbeydale Road	286 yd
Lunch Box	Unit 4, Rme Building, Broadfield Road	341 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pear Thai Oriental Supermarket	315-317 London Road	334 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	Sharrow Lane	559 yd
Ozmen Ltd	Ground Floor, 178-184 London Road	657 yd
Bramall Lane Premier	3 Anchor Point, 323 Bramall Lane	688 yd
Tesco Express	Former 455, Abbeydale Road	705 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
U-Mix Centre U MIX BUILDING U MIX BUILDING ASLINE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	402 yd
Xercise4Less (Sheffield) GUERNSEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	402 yd
Virgin Active (Sheffield Broadfield Park) UNIT 3 UNIT 3 BROADFIELD COURT	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	584 yd
Heeley Swimming Pool HEELEY SWIMMING POOL HEELEY SWIMMING POOL BROADFIELD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	652 yd
Anns Grove Primary School ANNS GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL ANNS GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL ANNS ROAD	grass pitches	682 yd
Gym Plus (Closed) Copthorne Hotel Sheffield Copthorne Hotel Sheffield Bramall Lane	health and fitness suite	755 yd
Sheffield United Fc (Bramall Lane) BRAMALL LANE BRAMALL LANE CHERRY STREET	grass pitches	871 yd
Nuffield Health (Sheffield) NAPIER STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	952 yd
Kenwood Hall Hotel Leisure Club KENWOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,006 yd
Sheffield Works Department Sports And Social Club HEELEY BANK ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	1,090 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	92.1%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	92.1%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	92.1%

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	69.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	72.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of S7 1FF