Beauchief and Greenhill
vs Graves Park
Beauchief and Greenhill has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Graves Park. Homes in Beauchief and Greenhill sold for a median of £280,000, 11% above Graves Park. Beauchief and Greenhill has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 23%).
People
Beauchief and Greenhill has 19,430 residents in 8,965 households; Graves Park has 17,346 in 7,811. 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%, 5.4 percentage points more than Graves Park (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 41% in Graves Park. Graves Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 19.6 percentage points more than Beauchief and Greenhill (Sheffield: 58%). Graves Park has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 6.4 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 £252,000 in Graves Park, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Beauchief and Greenhill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 2.2 percentage points more than Graves Park (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Beauchief and Greenhill, and 116 in Graves Park. The typical postcode is 424 m from the nearest school in Beauchief and Greenhill and 333 m in Graves Park. The typical postcode is 1,998 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Beauchief and Greenhill and 2,461 m in Graves Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Beauchief and Greenhill and 96% in Graves Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 105 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Beauchief and Greenhill and 91 in Graves Park, 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.
Graves Park is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 17,346 people in 7,811 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £252,000 over the past two years, 15% above the Sheffield median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% above the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Beauchief and Greenhill and Graves Park next to other wards of Sheffield.