Beauchief and Greenhill
vs Gleadless Valley
Gleadless Valley has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Beauchief and Greenhill. Homes in Beauchief and Greenhill sold for a median of £280,000, 30% above Gleadless Valley. Gleadless Valley has more green space nearby (33% within 500 m, against 25%).
People
Beauchief and Greenhill has 19,430 residents in 8,965 households; Gleadless Valley has 19,887 in 8,902. Beauchief and Greenhill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 5.5 percentage points more than Gleadless Valley (Sheffield: 17%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (37% and 36%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Beauchief and Greenhill (31%) and terraced houses in Gleadless Valley (45%). Beauchief and Greenhill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 5.4 percentage points more than Gleadless Valley (Sheffield: 58%). Gleadless Valley has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 7.6 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 £215,000 in Gleadless Valley, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Gleadless Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 8.1 percentage points more than Beauchief and Greenhill (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beauchief and Greenhill, and 119 in Gleadless Valley. The typical postcode is 424 m from the nearest school in Beauchief and Greenhill and 371 m in Gleadless Valley. The typical postcode is 1,998 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beauchief and Greenhill and 1,020 m in Gleadless Valley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Beauchief and Greenhill and 97% in Gleadless Valley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 105 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beauchief and Greenhill and 122 in Gleadless Valley, 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.
Gleadless Valley is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 19,887 people in 8,902 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, in line with the Sheffield median. On average 33% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 60% above the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Beauchief and Greenhill and Gleadless Valley next to other wards of Sheffield.