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Crookes and Crosspool
vs Hillsborough

Crookes and Crosspool has the younger population: 30% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Hillsborough. Homes in Crookes and Crosspool sold for a median of £284,400, 35% above Hillsborough. Crookes and Crosspool has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of Sheffield with Crookes and Crosspool highlighted
Crookes and Crosspool
304 postcodes
Map of Sheffield with Hillsborough highlighted
Hillsborough
415 postcodes
Map of Sheffield
Sheffield
city average

People

Crookes and Crosspool has 17,593 residents in 7,358 households; Hillsborough has 19,781 in 9,112. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (17% and 17%). Hillsborough has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 6.3 percentage points more than Crookes and Crosspool (Sheffield: 33%).

17,593Residents (2021)
19,781Residents (2021)
556,820Residents (2021)
7,358Households
9,112Households
232,152Households
29.6%Aged 15–29
18.3%Aged 15–29
23.2%Aged 15–29
16.8%Aged 65 and over
16.8%Aged 65 and over
17.0%Aged 65 and over
28.0%Living alone
34.3%Living alone
32.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Crookes and Crosspool and 44% in Hillsborough. Crookes and Crosspool has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 4.8 percentage points more than Hillsborough (Sheffield: 58%). Crookes and Crosspool has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 5.2 percentage points more than Hillsborough (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £284,400 in Crookes and Crosspool and £210,000 in Hillsborough, against £220,000 across Sheffield.

£284,400Median sale price
£210,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
66.4%Owner-occupied
61.6%Owner-occupied
58.3%Owner-occupied
27.5%Private renting
22.3%Private renting
18.7%Private renting
5.7%Social renting
15.8%Social renting
22.6%Social renting
13.2%Detached houses
6.3%Detached houses
15.1%Detached houses
31.4%Semi-detached houses
31.4%Semi-detached houses
38.0%Semi-detached houses
41.9%Terraced houses
43.5%Terraced houses
26.0%Terraced houses
10.3%Flats
13.5%Flats
17.6%Flats

Surroundings

Crookes and Crosspool has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 2.4 percentage points more than Hillsborough (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 184 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Crookes and Crosspool, and 158 in Hillsborough. The typical postcode is 397 m from the nearest school in Crookes and Crosspool and 374 m in Hillsborough. The typical postcode is 1,739 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Crookes and Crosspool and 324 m in Hillsborough. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Crookes and Crosspool and 97% in Hillsborough.

19.3%Green space within 500 m
16.9%Green space within 500 m
20.9%Green space within 500 m
184Services within 15 min (median)
158Services within 15 min (median)
83Services within 15 min (median)
397 mNearest school (median)
374 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.7 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
324 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
88Postcodes in flood risk areas
933Postcodes in flood risk areas
93.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
97.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 38 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Crookes and Crosspool and 109 in Hillsborough, 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.

38Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
109Recorded 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.

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.

Hillsborough

Hillsborough is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 19,781 people in 9,112 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 5% below the Sheffield median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Sheffield average.

More comparisons.

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