Beauchief and Greenhill
vs Ecclesall
Beauchief and Greenhill has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Ecclesall. Homes in Ecclesall sold for a median of £405,000, 45% above Beauchief and Greenhill. Beauchief and Greenhill has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 20%).
People
Beauchief and Greenhill has 19,430 residents in 8,965 households; Ecclesall has 20,960 in 8,268. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 20%). Beauchief and Greenhill has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 13.8 percentage points more than Ecclesall (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 31% of homes in Beauchief and Greenhill and 54% in Ecclesall. Ecclesall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 87%, 31.2 percentage points more than Beauchief and Greenhill (Sheffield: 58%). Ecclesall has the higher share of private renting: 11%, 1.2 percentage points more than Beauchief and Greenhill (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £280,000 in Beauchief and Greenhill and £405,000 in Ecclesall, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Beauchief and Greenhill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 5.7 percentage points more than Ecclesall (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beauchief and Greenhill, and 114 in Ecclesall. The typical postcode is 424 m from the nearest school in Beauchief and Greenhill and 348 m in Ecclesall. The typical postcode is 1,998 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beauchief and Greenhill and 2,856 m in Ecclesall. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Beauchief and Greenhill and 95% in Ecclesall.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 105 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beauchief and Greenhill and 33 in Ecclesall, 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.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
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.
Ecclesall is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 20,960 people in 8,268 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £405,000 over the past two years, 84% above the Sheffield median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% below the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Beauchief and Greenhill and Ecclesall next to other wards of Sheffield.