Burngreave
vs Shiregreen and Brightside
Burngreave has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Shiregreen and Brightside. Homes in Shiregreen and Brightside sold for a median of £146,000, 17% above Burngreave. Burngreave has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Burngreave has 26,962 residents in 9,330 households; Shiregreen and Brightside has 20,606 in 8,562. Shiregreen and Brightside has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 3.8 percentage points more than Burngreave (Sheffield: 17%). Burngreave has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 2.9 percentage points more than Shiregreen and Brightside (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Burngreave and 52% in Shiregreen and Brightside. Shiregreen and Brightside has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 51%, 11.5 percentage points more than Burngreave (Sheffield: 58%). Burngreave has the higher share of private renting: 23%, 7.2 percentage points more than Shiregreen and Brightside (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £125,000 in Burngreave and £146,000 in Shiregreen and Brightside, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Burngreave has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 2.7 percentage points more than Shiregreen and Brightside (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 116 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Burngreave, and 79 in Shiregreen and Brightside. The typical postcode is 306 m from the nearest school in Burngreave and 366 m in Shiregreen and Brightside. The typical postcode is 1,596 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Burngreave and 2,062 m in Shiregreen and Brightside. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Burngreave and 99% in Shiregreen and Brightside.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 130 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Burngreave and 122 in Shiregreen and Brightside, 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.
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.
Shiregreen and Brightside is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 20,606 people in 8,562 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £146,000 over the past two years, 34% below the Sheffield median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Burngreave and Shiregreen and Brightside next to other wards of Sheffield.