Dore and Totley
vs Graves Park
Graves Park has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Dore and Totley. Homes in Dore and Totley sold for a median of £480,000, 90% above Graves Park. Graves Park has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Dore and Totley has 18,780 residents in 8,106 households; Graves Park has 17,346 in 7,811. Dore and Totley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 7 percentage points more than Graves Park (Sheffield: 17%). Graves Park has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.3 percentage points more than Dore and Totley (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Dore and Totley (45%) and semi-detached houses in Graves Park (41%). Dore and Totley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 85%, 9.1 percentage points more than Graves Park (Sheffield: 58%). Graves Park has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 8.1 percentage points more than Dore and Totley (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £480,000 in Dore and Totley and £252,000 in Graves Park, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Graves Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 5.1 percentage points more than Dore and Totley (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 49 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Dore and Totley, and 116 in Graves Park. The typical postcode is 589 m from the nearest school in Dore and Totley and 333 m in Graves Park. The typical postcode is 1,615 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Dore and Totley and 2,461 m in Graves Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Dore and Totley and 96% in Graves Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 45 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Dore and Totley and 91 in Graves Park, 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.
Dore and Totley is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 18,780 people in 8,106 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £480,000 over the past two years, 118% above the Sheffield median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% below the Sheffield average.
Graves Park is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 17,346 people in 7,811 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £252,000 over the past two years, 15% above the Sheffield median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% above the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Dore and Totley and Graves Park next to other wards of Sheffield.