Broomhill and Sharrow Vale
vs Nether Edge and Sharrow
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has the younger population: 58% of residents are aged 15–29, against 28% in Nether Edge and Sharrow. Homes in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale sold for a median of £325,000, 32% above Nether Edge and Sharrow. Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has more green space nearby (13% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has 22,951 residents in 8,069 households; Nether Edge and Sharrow has 21,963 in 9,076. Nether Edge and Sharrow has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 3.6 percentage points more than Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (Sheffield: 17%). Nether Edge and Sharrow has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 3.5 percentage points more than Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 34% in Nether Edge and Sharrow. Nether Edge and Sharrow has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 48%, 13.7 percentage points more than Broomhill and Sharrow Vale (Sheffield: 58%). Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has the higher share of private renting: 50%, 12.5 percentage points more than Nether Edge and Sharrow (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and £245,500 in Nether Edge and Sharrow, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 13%, 1 percentage point more than Nether Edge and Sharrow (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 358 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale, and 333 in Nether Edge and Sharrow. The typical postcode is 316 m from the nearest school in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 368 m in Nether Edge and Sharrow. The typical postcode is 1,140 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 1,699 m in Nether Edge and Sharrow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 93% in Nether Edge and Sharrow.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and 155 in Nether Edge and Sharrow, 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.
Nether Edge and Sharrow is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 21,963 people in 9,076 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £245,500 over the past two years, 12% above the Sheffield median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Broomhill and Sharrow Vale and Nether Edge and Sharrow next to other wards of Sheffield.