Crookes and Crosspool
vs Fulwood
Crookes and Crosspool has the younger population: 30% of residents are aged 15–29, against 25% in Fulwood. Homes in Fulwood sold for a median of £415,000, 46% above Crookes and Crosspool. Crookes and Crosspool has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Crookes and Crosspool has 17,593 residents in 7,358 households; Fulwood has 16,911 in 6,210. Fulwood has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 4.2 percentage points more than Crookes and Crosspool (Sheffield: 17%). Fulwood has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2 percentage points more than Crookes and Crosspool (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Crookes and Crosspool (42%) and detached houses in Fulwood (35%). Fulwood has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 81%, 14.3 percentage points more than Crookes and Crosspool (Sheffield: 58%). Crookes and Crosspool has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 14.1 percentage points more than Fulwood (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £284,400 in Crookes and Crosspool and £415,000 in Fulwood, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Crookes and Crosspool has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 4.9 percentage points more than Fulwood (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 184 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Crookes and Crosspool, and 53 in Fulwood. The typical postcode is 397 m from the nearest school in Crookes and Crosspool and 479 m in Fulwood. The typical postcode is 1,739 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Crookes and Crosspool and 3,816 m in Fulwood. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Crookes and Crosspool and 73% in Fulwood.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 38 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Crookes and Crosspool and 40 in Fulwood, 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.
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.
Fulwood is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 16,911 people in 6,210 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £415,000 over the past two years, 89% above the Sheffield median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 31% below the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Crookes and Crosspool and Fulwood next to other wards of Sheffield.