Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
vs City
City has the younger population: 75% of residents are aged 15–29, against 58% in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale. Homes in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale sold for a median of £325,000, 140% above City. Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has 22,951 residents in 8,069 households; City has 23,097 in 7,267. Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 8%, 6.9 percentage points more than City (Sheffield: 17%). City has the higher share of people living alone: 49%, 15.3 percentage points more than Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (37%) and flats in City (73%). Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 34%, 18.1 percentage points more than City (Sheffield: 58%). City has the higher share of private renting: 71%, 21.2 percentage points more than Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and £135,240 in City, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 5 percentage points more than City (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 358 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale, and 680 in City. The typical postcode is 316 m from the nearest school in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 461 m in City. The typical postcode is 1,140 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 300 m in City. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 74% in City.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 366 in City, 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.
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 22,951 people in 8,069 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, 48% above the Sheffield median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 38% below the Sheffield average.
City is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 23,097 people in 7,267 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £135,240 over the past two years, 39% below the Sheffield median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 62% below the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and City next to other wards of Sheffield.