Buttermere Road, Sheffield, S7 2AY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around S7 2AY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.4%	50.6%	2.2%	51.0%	-0.4%
Male	51.6%	49.4%	-2.2%	49.0%	0.4%

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 2AY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.2% 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	58.1%	53.2%	-4.9%	37.9%	15.3%
Married: Opposite sex	28.2%	33.5%	5.3%	44.2%	-10.7%
Separated	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	8.4%	10.8%	2.4%	9.1%	1.7%
Widowed	3.1%	2.5%	-0.6%	6.1%	-3.6%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.7%	52.5%	3.8%	48.4%	4.1%
Good health	37.9%	33.7%	-4.2%	33.6%	0.1%
Fair health	7.6%	10.3%	2.7%	12.7%	-2.4%
Bad health	5.1%	3.1%	-2.0%	4.0%	-0.9%
Very bad health	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

In the area around S7 2AY this area, 8.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 47.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	14.5%	8.3%	-6.2%	18.2%	-9.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.1%	11.3%	-2.8%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.3%	13.7%	1.4%	13.4%	0.3%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	1.5%	-0.7%	5.3%	-3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.5%	17.6%	3.1%	16.9%	0.7%
Degree or Similar	38.3%	47.5%	9.2%	33.8%	13.7%
Other	4%	0%	-4.0%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.8% 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)
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	10.1%	11.9%	1.8%	2.7%	9.2%
Other Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	1.1%	4.2%	3.1%	2.5%	1.7%
Black Caribbean	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	2.5%	0.8%	-1.7%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	4.6%	4.2%	0.8%	3.8%
White	82.3%	70.8%	-11.5%	81.4%	-10.6%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.5%	87%	-2.5%	83.2%	3.8%
European Union	3.2%	4.6%	1.4%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	6.1%	5%	-1.1%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.2%	86.6%	-2.6%	83.2%	3.4%
10+ Years	0.4%	8%	7.6%	9.8%	-1.8%
5-10 Years	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	2.2%	1.1%	-1.1%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	5.8%	0.8%	-5.0%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.5%	76.7%	1.8%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
No passport held	16.9%	13.5%	3.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	42.5%	37.2%	5.3%
Christian	28.7%	46.2%	-17.5%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Muslim	19.5%	6.5%	13.0%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Buttermere Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Buttermere Road was 177.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 79.1% higher than the Broomhill and Sharrow Vale average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Buttermere Road has the 37th highest crime rate of 208 local areas in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and the 311th highest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 57.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 27.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in S7 2AY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 5/10 (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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Buttermere Road are based on 146 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 Buttermere Road, Sheffield, S7 2AY

Estimated Average Property Prices for S7 2AY

Average Price
£167,479

Semi-Detached
£169,197

Terraced
£188,517

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£78,829

Other
£189,317

Estimated Average Property Prices for Buttermere Road

Average Price
£173,901

Semi-Detached
£173,082

Terraced
£191,388

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£65,827

Other
£91,973

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Buttermere Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
52 Buttermere Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£158,000	2025-07-09	£159,414
4 Buttermere Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2024-05-29	£151,253
30 Buttermere Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£180,000	2024-03-28	£190,302
96 Buttermere Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£64,500	2024-03-08	£65,566
68 Buttermere Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£152,500	2024-02-15	£161,228

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for S7 2AY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	91
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	21
Retired	21
Looking after home or family	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Unemployed	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Information and communication	14
Other	12
Construction	12
Manufacturing	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Transport and storage	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	2,855 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	4,247 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Carter Knowle Junior School Carter Knowle Road , S7 2DY	2out of 4	233 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holt House Infant School Bannerdale Road , S7 2EW	4out of 4	233 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Meersbrook Bank Primary School Derbyshire Lane , S8 9EH	3out of 4	724 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nether Edge Primary School Glen Road , S7 1RB	4out of 4	845 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Woodseats Primary School Chesterfield Road , S8 0SB	3out of 4	1,070 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mercia School Carter Knowle Road , S7 2DY	- not rated	550 yd	Free schools	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newfield Secondary School Lees Hall Road , S8 9JP	3out of 4	2,022 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
High Storrs School High Storrs Road , S11 7LH	3out of 4	2,562 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
King Edward VII School Glossop Road , S10 2PW	3out of 4	3,021 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Silverdale School Bents Crescent , S11 9QH	4out of 4	3,054 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	3,364 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	5,271 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery Button Hill , Ecclesall S11 9HJ	- not rated	1,482 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Brantwood Specialist School 1 Kenwood Bank , Nether Edge S7 1NU	- not rated	1,662 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Talbot Specialist School Lees Hall Road , S8 9JP	3out of 4	2,022 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education 83 East Bank Road , S2 3PX	- not rated	2,471 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westbourne School 60 Westbourne Road , Sheffield S10 2QT	- not rated	2,792 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
Cafe Za Za	704 Abbeydale Road	77 yd
STEPS Rehabilitation	Alexander House, Troutbeck Road	224 yd
Flames Peri Peri and Pizza	751 Abbeydale Road	271 yd
The Cardomom	753 Abbeydale Road	271 yd
Kia's Pasteria	759 Abbeydale Road	271 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cross Scythes	145-147 Derbyshire Lane	804 yd
Nether Edge Bowling Club	8 Nether Edge Road	889 yd
The Gin Bar	444 Abbeydale Road	904 yd
The Broadfield Ale House	452 Abbeydale Road	904 yd
The Teller	440-442 Abbeydale Road	953 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Town Wok	698 Abbeydale Road	77 yd
Cob & Crumb	75 Woodseats Road	287 yd
Food Target Ltd	711 Abbeydale Road	433 yd
Saucy	705 Abbeydale Road	433 yd
China Garden	45 Derbyshire Lane	626 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ranet Retail	Unit 4, 621-627 Abbeydale Road	623 yd
Tesco Stores Ltd	Abbeydale Drive	738 yd
Iceland - The Food Warehouse	Unit 4 Heeley Retail Park	846 yd
Sainsburys PLC	J Sainsbury Plc, Archer Road	868 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	183 Archer Road	877 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Virgin Active Club (Sheffield Millhouses) (Closed) Archer Drive	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	480 yd
Mercia School HOLT HOUSE GROVE	grass pitches	526 yd
Pure Gym (Sheffield Millhouses) Archer Drive	health and fitness suite	572 yd
Abbeydale Grange School (Closed) Hastings Road		838 yd
Barbers Field The Dale	grass pitches	893 yd
Bannerdale Playing Fields Carterknowle Road	grass pitches	921 yd
Abbeydale Grange School Sports Field (Closed) Carter Knowle Road	grass pitches	1,012 yd
Heeley Swimming Pool HEELEY SWIMMING POOL HEELEY SWIMMING POOL BROADFIELD ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,061 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	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	80.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	80.0%

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	70.5 Mbit/s
Average download speed	156.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of S7 2AY