Locke Drive, Sheffield, S9 3DH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding S9 3DH has a slightly higher male population, with 51.5% 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	51.7%	48.5%	-3.2%	51.0%	-2.5%
Male	48.3%	51.5%	3.2%	49.0%	2.5%

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	31.4%	40.8%	9.4%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	55.2%	48.7%	-6.5%	44.2%	4.5%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Separated	5.2%	2.6%	-2.6%	2.2%	0.4%
Divorced	2.6%	5%	2.4%	9.1%	-4.1%
Widowed	5.6%	2.4%	-3.2%	6.1%	-3.7%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88%) 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	46.7%	63.4%	16.7%	48.4%	15.0%
Good health	34.8%	24.6%	-10.2%	33.6%	-9.0%
Fair health	11.9%	7.5%	-4.4%	12.7%	-5.2%
Bad health	5.2%	3.2%	-2.0%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	1.4%	1.3%	-0.1%	1.2%	0.1%

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 S9 3DH this area, 28.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	35.9%	28.4%	-7.5%	18.2%	10.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17%	9.2%	-7.8%	9.6%	-0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.5%	9.5%	0.0%	13.4%	-3.9%
Apprenticeship	2%	1.8%	-0.2%	5.3%	-3.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	15.5%	7.3%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	18.3%	32.9%	14.6%	33.8%	-0.9%
Other	9.2%	2.6%	-6.6%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 8.5% 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	13.1%	23.2%	10.1%	1.1%	22.1%
Chinese	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	1.6%	3.5%	1.9%	3.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	41%	33.1%	-7.9%	2.7%	30.4%
Other Asian	7.4%	0.5%	-6.9%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black African	5.4%	11.7%	6.3%	2.5%	9.2%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	2.6%	0.8%	-1.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	1.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
White	23.9%	8.5%	-15.4%	81.4%	-72.9%
Arab	2%	8.4%	6.4%	0.6%	7.8%
Other	0.6%	5.4%	4.8%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.9% 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	58.4%	56.9%	-1.5%	83.2%	-26.3%
European Union	3.6%	5%	1.4%	6.1%	-1.1%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	2.5%	1.3%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	6.6%	10.4%	3.8%	2.7%	7.7%
Middle East and Asia	29.6%	24.7%	-4.9%	5.6%	19.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.9%	56.8%	-1.1%	83.2%	-26.4%
10+ Years	2.8%	30.7%	27.9%	9.8%	20.9%
5-10 Years	9.3%	6.3%	-3.0%	2.9%	3.4%
2-5 Years	9.5%	5.2%	-4.3%	2.2%	3.0%
Less than 2 years	20.5%	1%	-19.5%	1.9%	-0.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.6%	76.7%	2.9%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	4.7%	1.5%	3.2%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	1%	0.1%	0.9%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
No passport held	6.9%	13.5%	-6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	5.9%	37.2%	-31.3%
Christian	10.9%	46.2%	-35.3%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Muslim	77.4%	6.5%	70.9%
Not answered	4.5%	6.0%	-1.5%

Safety

Is Locke Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Locke Drive was 46.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 73.8% lower than the Darnall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Locke Drive has the 38th lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall and the 591st lowest crime rate of 1,696 local areas in Sheffield .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 23.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -46.4%.

🔎 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. 99% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£28,200

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in S9 3DH, 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Locke Drive are based on 113 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 Locke Drive, Sheffield, S9 3DH

Estimated Average Property Prices for S9 3DH

Average Price
£210,371

Semi-Detached
£215,403

Terraced
£215,600

Detached
£236,802

Flats/Maisonettes
£112,613

Other
£154,721

Estimated Average Property Prices for Locke Drive

Average Price
£215,051

Semi-Detached
£214,404

Terraced
£220,622

Detached
£261,098

Flats/Maisonettes
£111,140

Other
£151,218

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Locke DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
15 Locke Drive, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£190,000	2025-03-28	£194,039
12 Locke Drive, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2024-11-20	£260,591
32 Locke Drive, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Other, an established residential building	£150,000	2023-08-11	£151,371
18 Locke Drive, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£140,000	2023-05-11	£158,079
28 Locke Drive, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Terraced, an established residential building	£225,000	2023-04-12	£252,707

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for S9 3DH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in S9 3DH 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	90
Part-Time Employee	62
Looking after home or family	57
Student (economically inactive)	52
Self-Employed	41
Other	25
Unemployed	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Retired	8

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	20
Administrative and support service activities	15
Accommodation and food service activities	15
Transport and storage	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Education	11
Manufacturing	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Other	3
Information and communication	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wybourn Nursery School Eaton Place , S2 5ET	- not rated	2,121 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Grace Owen Nursery School 1-7 the Pavement , Duke Street S2 5QD	3out of 4	2,888 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Denby Street Nursery School Denby Street , S2 4QH	- not rated	4,349 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Broomhall Nursery School 4 Broomhall Road , S10 2DN	4out of 4	5,041 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
High Hazels Nursery Infant Academy Fisher Lane , Darnall S9 4RP	3out of 4	360 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
High Hazels Junior School Fisher Lane , Darnall S9 4RP	3out of 4	360 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenlands Junior School Fisher Lane , Darnall S9 4RP	- not rated	360 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenlands Nursery Infant School Fisher Lane , S9 4RP	- not rated	360 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kettlebridge Nursery and Infant School Ouseburn Croft , S9 3FY	- not rated	448 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Acres Hill Middle School Mather Road , S9 4GQ	- not rated	854 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Athelstan Middle School Richmond Park Drive , S13 8HH	- not rated	2,432 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Manor Lodge Middle School City Road , S2 5HJ	- not rated	2,434 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Hill Middle School Duke Street , S2 5QB	- not rated	2,903 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stradbrooke Middle School Richmond Road , S13 8LT	- not rated	3,050 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park 2 Old Hall Road , S9 3TU	3out of 4	1,317 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Waltheof School Beaumont Close , S2 1RY	- not rated	1,399 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sheffield Park Academy Beaumont Road North , S2 1SN	3out of 4	1,498 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Norfolk School Cradock Road , S2 2JX	- not rated	2,964 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fir Vale School Owler Lane , S4 8GB	- not rated	3,154 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park House School Bawtry Road , Tinsley S9 1WD	- not rated	3,204 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Hinde House 3-16 School Shiregreen Lane , S5 6AG	- not rated	4,380 yd	Community school	Yes	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	3,346 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longley Park Sixth Form College Horninglow Road , S5 6SG	- not rated	4,579 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Longley Park Sixth Form Academy Horninglow Road , S5 6SG	- not rated	4,579 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oasis Academy Don Valley Leeds Road , S9 3TY	3out of 4	1,287 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Astrea Academy Sheffield Andover Street , S3 9BE	3out of 4	3,581 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hinde House 2-16 Academy Shiregreen Lane , S5 6AG	3out of 4	4,380 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Mahad Al-Islami 1 Industry Road , Darnall S9 5FP	- not rated	423 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Al Huda Academy (Jamia Al-Hudaa) Ouseburn Croft , Darnall S9 3FY	- not rated	500 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Luqman Academy Tinsley Park Road , Sheffield S9 5DL	- not rated	1,349 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dr John Worrall School Maltby Street , S9 2QA	- not rated	1,478 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Archdale School Archdale Road , S2 1PL	3out of 4	2,317 yd	Community 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
Taylorshaw @ High Hazels Primary Academy	High Hazels Academy, Fisher Lane	360 yd
Maa Ji Cafe & Sweets	659 Staniforth Road	383 yd
Warehouse Demo Services	Unit 8, Parkway Business Park, Parkway Drive	419 yd
P&B Metal Components Limited	P And B Metal Components Ltd, Acres Hill Lane	483 yd
Darnall Charcoal Grill	679 Staniforth Road	528 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Darnall Horticulture & Floral Services Institution	647-651 Staniforth Road	383 yd
Terminus Tavern	150 Main Road	599 yd
Sportsman Inn	156 Darnall Road	630 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dilkash Fast Foods	Former 417, Staniforth Road	322 yd
Dodos	604 Staniforth Road	414 yd
Ruby House	608 Staniforth Road	417 yd
Hfc	612 Staniforth Road	417 yd
Curry House	616 Staniforth Road	417 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Al Batati Supermarket	479 Staniforth Road	174 yd
Lidl UK	Lidl Supermarket, 6 Catley Road	680 yd
Sam's Super Save	1-3 Clipstone Gardens	1,007 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
High Hazels Academy FISHER LANE	grass pitches	383 yd
The Victory Club MAIN ROAD		606 yd
Darnell Road Baptist Church DARNALL ROAD		631 yd
Sheffield Health 'N' Fitness Centre (Closed) Darnall Road	health and fitness suite	839 yd
Powerleague (Sheffield) (Closed) STADIUM WAY	artificial grass pitch	901 yd
Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Stadium Woodbourn Road	athletics tracks, grass pitches	934 yd
Mather Road Recreation Ground BOWDEN HOUSE 671-673 BOWDEN HOUSE 671-673 PRINCE OF WALES ROAD	grass pitches	1,021 yd
Phillimore Park COLERIDGE GARDENS	grass pitches	1,022 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	63.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	58.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of S9 3DH