Gleadless Valley
vs Nether Edge and Sharrow
Nether Edge and Sharrow has the younger population: 28% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Gleadless Valley. Homes in Nether Edge and Sharrow sold for a median of £245,500, 14% above Gleadless Valley. Gleadless Valley has more green space nearby (33% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Gleadless Valley has 19,887 residents in 8,902 households; Nether Edge and Sharrow has 21,963 in 9,076. Gleadless Valley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 14%, 2.5 percentage points more than Nether Edge and Sharrow (Sheffield: 17%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (36% and 37%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Gleadless Valley and 34% in Nether Edge and Sharrow. Gleadless Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 2.3 percentage points more than Nether Edge and Sharrow (Sheffield: 58%). Nether Edge and Sharrow has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 20.1 percentage points more than Gleadless Valley (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £215,000 in Gleadless Valley and £245,500 in Nether Edge and Sharrow, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Gleadless Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 33%, 21.4 percentage points more than Nether Edge and Sharrow (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 119 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Gleadless Valley, and 333 in Nether Edge and Sharrow. The typical postcode is 371 m from the nearest school in Gleadless Valley and 368 m in Nether Edge and Sharrow. The typical postcode is 1,020 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Gleadless Valley and 1,699 m in Nether Edge and Sharrow. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Gleadless Valley and 93% in Nether Edge and Sharrow.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 122 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Gleadless Valley 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.
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.
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.
Gleadless Valley and Nether Edge and Sharrow next to other wards of Sheffield.