Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, S7 1FL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding S7 1FL is primarily male, with 55.2% 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	44.8%	44.8%	0.0%	51.0%	-6.2%
Male	55.2%	55.2%	0.0%	49.0%	6.2%

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 1FL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.4% 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	54.3%	54.4%	0.1%	37.9%	16.5%
Married: Opposite sex	37.5%	36.2%	-1.3%	44.2%	-8.0%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.3%	2.5%	0.2%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	3.6%	3.5%	-0.1%	9.1%	-5.6%
Widowed	2.3%	3%	0.7%	6.1%	-3.1%

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	47.6%	47.5%	-0.1%	48.4%	-0.9%
Good health	36.7%	35.3%	-1.4%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	11.6%	13.4%	1.8%	12.7%	0.7%
Bad health	2.6%	3.6%	1.0%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	19.1%	24.4%	5.3%	18.2%	6.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.3%	9%	0.7%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.3%	8.2%	-1.1%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	20.4%	10.6%	16.9%	3.5%
Degree or Similar	42.1%	33.1%	-9.0%	33.8%	-0.7%
Other	9.3%	2.2%	-7.1%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.9% 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	1.2%	2.6%	1.4%	1.1%	1.5%
Chinese	2.8%	1%	-1.8%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	13.1%	2.4%	-10.7%	3.1%	-0.7%
Pakistani	41.6%	42.1%	0.5%	2.7%	39.4%
Other Asian	1.2%	1.6%	0.4%	1.6%	0.0%
Black African	3%	2.2%	-0.8%	2.5%	-0.3%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.8%	0.0%
White	33.3%	41.9%	8.6%	81.4%	-39.5%
Roma	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Arab	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.8%	3%	2.2%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69% 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	58.8%	69%	10.2%	83.2%	-14.2%
European Union	4.8%	8.7%	3.9%	6.1%	2.6%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	2.4%	2.0%	0.8%	1.6%
Africa	2.8%	1.6%	-1.2%	2.7%	-1.1%
Middle East and Asia	31.7%	17.5%	-14.2%	5.6%	11.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	0.8%	-0.6%	1.3%	-0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.2%	68.8%	11.6%	83.2%	-14.4%
10+ Years	10.8%	17.9%	7.1%	9.8%	8.1%
5-10 Years	9%	3.2%	-5.8%	2.9%	0.3%
2-5 Years	5.2%	4.8%	-0.4%	2.2%	2.6%
Less than 2 years	17.7%	5.2%	-12.5%	1.9%	3.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.2%	76.7%	1.5%
Ireland	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	3.2%	1.5%	1.7%
Turkey	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.4%	37.2%	-10.8%
Christian	16.3%	46.2%	-29.9%
Hindu	1.8%	1.7%	0.1%
Muslim	45.3%	6.5%	38.8%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	9.5%	6.0%	3.5%

Safety

Is Abbeydale Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abbeydale Road was 223.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 30.1% lower than the City average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Abbeydale Road has the 29th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in City and the 206th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 61.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.6%.

🔎 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 1FL, 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 762 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 1FL

Estimated Average Property Prices for S7 1FL

Average Price
£199,792

Semi-Detached
£362,520

Terraced
£198,340

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£159,748

Other
£146,194

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abbeydale Road

Average Price
£232,696

Semi-Detached
£244,110

Terraced
£214,467

Detached
£307,980

Flats/Maisonettes
£267,825

Other
£282,480

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abbeydale Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
300 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£135,000	2020-10-02	£172,833
236A Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£120,000	2020-09-18	£154,010
238A Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£189,500	2018-12-17	£246,255
284 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£130,000	2018-09-25	£168,513
240 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£3,400	2018-07-24	£4,469

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for S7 1FL

Employment

S7 1FL area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 23% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% 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 1FL 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	95
Self-Employed	48
Part-Time Employee	47
Looking after home or family	46
Student (economically inactive)	44
Other	43
Retired	29
Unemployed	24
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	38
Education	29
Human health and social work activities	26
Transport and storage	25
Accommodation and food service activities	24
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Manufacturing	13
Information and communication	13
Administrative and support service activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Other	8
Construction	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3

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	1,588 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	2,779 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	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	494 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lowfield Community Primary School London Road , S2 4NJ	3out of 4	590 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Nether Edge Primary School Glen Road , S7 1RB	4out of 4	635 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Anns Grove Primary School Anns Road , S2 3DJ	3out of 4	799 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Meersbrook Bank Primary School Derbyshire Lane , S8 9EH	3out of 4	1,082 yd	Community school	Yes	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	3out of 4	1,732 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Mercia School Carter Knowle Road , S7 2DY	- not rated	1,799 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VII School Glossop Road , S10 2PW	3out of 4	2,007 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' Catholic High School Granville Road , S2 2RJ	3out of 4	2,084 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Newfield Secondary School Lees Hall Road , S8 9JP	3out of 4	2,291 yd	Academy sponsor led	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	1,947 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	- not rated	3,817 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brantwood Specialist School 1 Kenwood Bank , Nether Edge S7 1NU	- not rated	773 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Freeman College Sterling Works , 88 Arundel Street S1 2NG	- not rated	1,951 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Seven Hills School Granville Road , S2 2RJ	4out of 4	1,957 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sheffield High School 10 Rutland Park , S10 2PE	- not rated	2,002 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Westbourne School 60 Westbourne Road , Sheffield S10 2QT	- not rated	2,018 yd	Other independent 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
Dead Donkey Bar	240 Abbeydale Road	0 yd
Atipico Street Food	280 Abbeydale Road	5 yd
Amici & Bici Cafe & Restaurant	220 Abbeydale Road	5 yd
Bragazzis Delicatessen & Cafe	224-228 Abbeydale Road	34 yd
ED Ballkan Food	233 Abbeydale Road	52 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rumkeg876	230 Abbeydale Road	26 yd
Over The Yardarm Limits	335-337 Abbeydale Road	242 yd
Glass Frog	363 Abbeydale Road	296 yd
Picture House Social	383 Abbeydale Road	304 yd
Abbeydale Picture House - Speakeasy Bar	387 Abbeydale Road	305 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Venice Pizza	235 Abbeydale Road	72 yd
New Hing Lung	241 Abbeydale Road	72 yd
Lunch Box	Unit 4, Rme Building, Broadfield Road	229 yd
Donny's	141-145 Abbeydale Road	236 yd
King Crepes	135 Abbeydale Road	286 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	Former 455, Abbeydale Road	484 yd
Pear Thai Oriental Supermarket	315-317 London Road	548 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	Sharrow Lane	638 yd
Iceland - The Food Warehouse	Unit 4 Heeley Retail Park	732 yd
Ozmen Ltd	Ground Floor, 178-184 London Road	848 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active (Sheffield Broadfield Park) UNIT 3 UNIT 3 BROADFIELD COURT	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	403 yd
Heeley Swimming Pool HEELEY SWIMMING POOL HEELEY SWIMMING POOL BROADFIELD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	437 yd
Xercise4Less (Sheffield) GUERNSEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	533 yd
U-Mix Centre U MIX BUILDING U MIX BUILDING ASLINE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	606 yd
Anns Grove Primary School ANNS GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL ANNS GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL ANNS ROAD	grass pitches	755 yd
Kenwood Hall Hotel Leisure Club KENWOOD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	909 yd
Gym Plus (Closed) Copthorne Hotel Sheffield Copthorne Hotel Sheffield Bramall Lane	health and fitness suite	980 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	75.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	75.0%

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	12.5%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	110.1 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	10.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of S7 1FL