Ecclesall
vs Graves Park
Graves Park has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Ecclesall. Homes in Ecclesall sold for a median of £405,000, 61% above Graves Park. Graves Park has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 20%).
People
Ecclesall has 20,960 residents in 8,268 households; Graves Park has 17,346 in 7,811. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (20% and 20%). Graves Park has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 8.4 percentage points more than Ecclesall (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Ecclesall and 41% in Graves Park. Ecclesall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 87%, 11.6 percentage points more than Graves Park (Sheffield: 58%). Graves Park has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 5.2 percentage points more than Ecclesall (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £405,000 in Ecclesall 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%, 3.5 percentage points more than Ecclesall (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 114 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ecclesall, and 116 in Graves Park. The typical postcode is 348 m from the nearest school in Ecclesall and 333 m in Graves Park. The typical postcode is 2,856 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ecclesall and 2,461 m in Graves Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Ecclesall and 96% in Graves Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 33 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ecclesall 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.
Ecclesall is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 20,960 people in 8,268 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £405,000 over the past two years, 84% above the Sheffield median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% 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.
Ecclesall and Graves Park next to other wards of Sheffield.