Ecclesall
vs Nether Edge and Sharrow
Nether Edge and Sharrow has the younger population: 28% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Ecclesall. Homes in Ecclesall sold for a median of £405,000, 65% above Nether Edge and Sharrow. Ecclesall has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Ecclesall has 20,960 residents in 8,268 households; Nether Edge and Sharrow has 21,963 in 9,076. Ecclesall has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 7.7 percentage points more than Nether Edge and Sharrow (Sheffield: 17%). Nether Edge and Sharrow has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 14 percentage points more than Ecclesall (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Ecclesall (54%) and terraced houses in Nether Edge and Sharrow (34%). Ecclesall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 87%, 38.9 percentage points more than Nether Edge and Sharrow (Sheffield: 58%). Nether Edge and Sharrow has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 26.5 percentage points more than Ecclesall (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £405,000 in Ecclesall and £245,500 in Nether Edge and Sharrow, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Ecclesall has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 7.6 percentage points more than Nether Edge and Sharrow (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 114 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Ecclesall, and 333 in Nether Edge and Sharrow. The typical postcode is 348 m from the nearest school in Ecclesall and 368 m in Nether Edge and Sharrow. The typical postcode is 2,856 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Ecclesall and 1,699 m in Nether Edge and Sharrow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Ecclesall and 93% in Nether Edge and Sharrow.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 33 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Ecclesall and 155 in Nether Edge and Sharrow, 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.
Nether Edge and Sharrow is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 21,963 people in 9,076 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £245,500 over the past two years, 12% above the Sheffield median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Ecclesall and Nether Edge and Sharrow next to other wards of Sheffield.