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Burngreave
vs City

City has the younger population: 75% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Burngreave. Homes in City sold for a median of £135,240, 8% above Burngreave. Burngreave has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 8%).

Map of Sheffield with Burngreave highlighted
Burngreave
490 postcodes
Map of Sheffield with City highlighted
City
785 postcodes
Map of Sheffield
Sheffield
city average

People

Burngreave has 26,962 residents in 9,330 households; City has 23,097 in 7,267. Burngreave has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 11%, 9.4 percentage points more than City (Sheffield: 17%). City has the higher share of people living alone: 49%, 15.6 percentage points more than Burngreave (Sheffield: 33%).

26,962Residents (2021)
23,097Residents (2021)
556,820Residents (2021)
9,330Households
7,267Households
232,152Households
22.3%Aged 15–29
74.5%Aged 15–29
23.2%Aged 15–29
10.8%Aged 65 and over
1.4%Aged 65 and over
17.0%Aged 65 and over
33.2%Living alone
48.8%Living alone
32.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Burngreave (34%) and flats in City (73%). Burngreave has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 40%, 23.3 percentage points more than City (Sheffield: 58%). City has the higher share of private renting: 71%, 48.2 percentage points more than Burngreave (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £125,000 in Burngreave and £135,240 in City, against £220,000 across Sheffield.

£125,000Median sale price
£135,240Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
39.6%Owner-occupied
16.3%Owner-occupied
58.3%Owner-occupied
22.9%Private renting
71.1%Private renting
18.7%Private renting
36.5%Social renting
12.1%Social renting
22.6%Social renting
10.0%Detached houses
1.0%Detached houses
15.1%Detached houses
33.7%Semi-detached houses
2.4%Semi-detached houses
38.0%Semi-detached houses
30.8%Terraced houses
11.1%Terraced houses
26.0%Terraced houses
22.5%Flats
73.1%Flats
17.6%Flats

Surroundings

Burngreave has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 16.9 percentage points more than City (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 116 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Burngreave, and 680 in City. The typical postcode is 306 m from the nearest school in Burngreave and 461 m in City. The typical postcode is 1,596 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Burngreave and 300 m in City. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Burngreave and 74% in City.

24.9%Green space within 500 m
8.0%Green space within 500 m
20.9%Green space within 500 m
116Services within 15 min (median)
680Services within 15 min (median)
83Services within 15 min (median)
306 mNearest school (median)
461 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
300 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
15Postcodes in flood risk areas
245Postcodes in flood risk areas
933Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
73.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 130 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Burngreave 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.

130Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
366Recorded 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.

Burngreave

Burngreave is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 26,962 people in 9,330 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £125,000 over the past two years, 43% below the Sheffield median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% above the Sheffield average.

City

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.

Burngreave and City next to other wards of Sheffield.

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