Gleadless Valley
vs Graves Park
Gleadless Valley has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Graves Park. Homes in Graves Park sold for a median of £252,000, 17% above Gleadless Valley. Gleadless Valley has more green space nearby (33% within 500 m, against 23%).
People
Gleadless Valley has 19,887 residents in 8,902 households; Graves Park has 17,346 in 7,811. Graves Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 6 percentage points more than Gleadless Valley (Sheffield: 17%). Gleadless Valley has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 5 percentage points more than Graves Park (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Gleadless Valley (45%) and semi-detached houses in Graves Park (41%). Graves Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 75%, 25 percentage points more than Gleadless Valley (Sheffield: 58%). Gleadless Valley has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 1.2 percentage points more than Graves Park (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £215,000 in Gleadless Valley and £252,000 in Graves Park, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Gleadless Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 10.3 percentage points more than Graves Park (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 119 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gleadless Valley, and 116 in Graves Park. The typical postcode is 371 m from the nearest school in Gleadless Valley and 333 m in Graves Park. The typical postcode is 1,020 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gleadless Valley and 2,461 m in Graves Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Gleadless Valley and 96% in Graves Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 122 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gleadless Valley 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.
Gleadless Valley is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 19,887 people in 8,902 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, in line with the Sheffield median. On average 33% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 60% above 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.
Gleadless Valley and Graves Park next to other wards of Sheffield.