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Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
vs Crookes and Crosspool

Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has the younger population: 58% of residents are aged 15–29, against 30% in Crookes and Crosspool. Homes in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale sold for a median of £325,000, 14% above Crookes and Crosspool. Crookes and Crosspool has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 13%).

Map of Sheffield with Broomhill and Sharrow Vale highlighted
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
411 postcodes
Map of Sheffield with Crookes and Crosspool highlighted
Crookes and Crosspool
304 postcodes
Map of Sheffield
Sheffield
city average

People

Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has 22,951 residents in 8,069 households; Crookes and Crosspool has 17,593 in 7,358. Crookes and Crosspool has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 8.5 percentage points more than Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (Sheffield: 17%). Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 5.5 percentage points more than Crookes and Crosspool (Sheffield: 33%).

22,951Residents (2021)
17,593Residents (2021)
556,820Residents (2021)
8,069Households
7,358Households
232,152Households
57.7%Aged 15–29
29.6%Aged 15–29
23.2%Aged 15–29
8.3%Aged 65 and over
16.8%Aged 65 and over
17.0%Aged 65 and over
33.5%Living alone
28.0%Living alone
32.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 42% in Crookes and Crosspool. Crookes and Crosspool has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 32 percentage points more than Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (Sheffield: 58%). Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has the higher share of private renting: 50%, 22.4 percentage points more than Crookes and Crosspool (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and £284,400 in Crookes and Crosspool, against £220,000 across Sheffield.

£325,000Median sale price
£284,400Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
34.4%Owner-occupied
66.4%Owner-occupied
58.3%Owner-occupied
49.9%Private renting
27.5%Private renting
18.7%Private renting
15.2%Social renting
5.7%Social renting
22.6%Social renting
5.6%Detached houses
13.2%Detached houses
15.1%Detached houses
15.3%Semi-detached houses
31.4%Semi-detached houses
38.0%Semi-detached houses
36.7%Terraced houses
41.9%Terraced houses
26.0%Terraced houses
24.5%Flats
10.3%Flats
17.6%Flats

Surroundings

Crookes and Crosspool has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 6.3 percentage points more than Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 358 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale, and 184 in Crookes and Crosspool. The typical postcode is 316 m from the nearest school in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 397 m in Crookes and Crosspool. The typical postcode is 1,140 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 1,739 m in Crookes and Crosspool. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 93% in Crookes and Crosspool.

13.0%Green space within 500 m
19.3%Green space within 500 m
20.9%Green space within 500 m
358Services within 15 min (median)
184Services within 15 min (median)
83Services within 15 min (median)
316 mNearest school (median)
397 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
52Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
933Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 38 in Crookes and Crosspool, 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.

86Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
38Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
119Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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

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.

Crookes and Crosspool

Crookes and Crosspool is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 17,593 people in 7,358 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £284,400 over the past two years, 29% above the Sheffield median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Sheffield average.

More comparisons.

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