Beauchief and Greenhill
vs Dore and Totley
Beauchief and Greenhill has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Dore and Totley. Homes in Dore and Totley sold for a median of £480,000, 71% above Beauchief and Greenhill. Beauchief and Greenhill has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Beauchief and Greenhill has 19,430 residents in 8,965 households; Dore and Totley has 18,780 in 8,106. Dore and Totley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 7.5 percentage points more than Beauchief and Greenhill (Sheffield: 17%). Beauchief and Greenhill has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 7.7 percentage points more than Dore and Totley (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Beauchief and Greenhill (31%) and detached houses in Dore and Totley (45%). Dore and Totley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 28.7 percentage points more than Beauchief and Greenhill (Sheffield: 58%). Beauchief and Greenhill has the higher share of private renting: 10%, 1.7 percentage points more than Dore and Totley (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,000 in Beauchief and Greenhill and £480,000 in Dore and Totley, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Beauchief and Greenhill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 7.3 percentage points more than Dore and Totley (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beauchief and Greenhill, and 49 in Dore and Totley. The typical postcode is 424 m from the nearest school in Beauchief and Greenhill and 589 m in Dore and Totley. The typical postcode is 1,998 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beauchief and Greenhill and 1,615 m in Dore and Totley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Beauchief and Greenhill and 89% in Dore and Totley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 105 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beauchief and Greenhill and 45 in Dore and Totley, against 119 across Sheffield. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
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Beauchief and Greenhill is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 19,430 people in 8,965 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £280,000 over the past two years, 27% above the Sheffield median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 21% above the Sheffield average.
Dore and Totley is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 18,780 people in 8,106 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £480,000 over the past two years, 118% above the Sheffield median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Beauchief and Greenhill and Dore and Totley next to other wards of Sheffield.