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Manor Castle
vs Park and Arbourthorne

Manor Castle has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Park and Arbourthorne. Homes in Manor Castle sold for a median of £196,500, 12% above Park and Arbourthorne. Park and Arbourthorne has more green space nearby (28% within 500 m, against 23%).

Map of Sheffield with Manor Castle highlighted
462 postcodes
Map of Sheffield with Park and Arbourthorne highlighted
380 postcodes
Map of Sheffield
city average

People

Manor Castle has 22,204 residents in 9,376 households; Park and Arbourthorne has 19,366 in 8,580. Park and Arbourthorne has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 5.2 percentage points more than Manor Castle (Sheffield: 17%). Manor Castle has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1 percentage point more than Park and Arbourthorne (Sheffield: 33%).

22,204Residents (2021)
19,366Residents (2021)
556,820Residents (2021)
9,376Households
8,580Households
232,152Households
24.2%Aged 15–29
19.3%Aged 15–29
23.2%Aged 15–29
11.9%Aged 65 and over
17.1%Aged 65 and over
17.0%Aged 65 and over
34.9%Living alone
33.9%Living alone
32.7%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 44% of homes in Manor Castle and 43% in Park and Arbourthorne. Park and Arbourthorne has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 47%, 12.4 percentage points more than Manor Castle (Sheffield: 58%). Manor Castle has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 4.6 percentage points more than Park and Arbourthorne (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £196,500 in Manor Castle and £175,000 in Park and Arbourthorne, against £220,000 across Sheffield.

£196,500Median sale price
£175,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
34.2%Owner-occupied
46.6%Owner-occupied
58.3%Owner-occupied
19.0%Private renting
14.4%Private renting
18.7%Private renting
46.1%Social renting
38.3%Social renting
22.6%Social renting
5.2%Detached houses
8.4%Detached houses
15.1%Detached houses
44.2%Semi-detached houses
42.8%Semi-detached houses
38.0%Semi-detached houses
27.7%Terraced houses
28.1%Terraced houses
26.0%Terraced houses
20.7%Flats
19.3%Flats
17.6%Flats

Surroundings

Park and Arbourthorne has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 28%, 4.8 percentage points more than Manor Castle (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 81 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Manor Castle, and 88 in Park and Arbourthorne. The typical postcode is 367 m from the nearest school in Manor Castle and 485 m in Park and Arbourthorne. The typical postcode is 726 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Manor Castle and 408 m in Park and Arbourthorne. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Manor Castle and 93% in Park and Arbourthorne.

22.9%Green space within 500 m
27.7%Green space within 500 m
20.9%Green space within 500 m
81Services within 15 min (median)
88Services within 15 min (median)
83Services within 15 min (median)
367 mNearest school (median)
485 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
726 mNearest tram or rail (median)
408 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
10Postcodes in flood risk areas
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
933Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.7%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
93.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 173 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Manor Castle and 145 in Park and Arbourthorne, 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.

173Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
145Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
119Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Manor Castle

Manor Castle is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 22,204 people in 9,376 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £196,500 over the past two years, 11% below the Sheffield median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% above the Sheffield average.

Park and Arbourthorne

Park and Arbourthorne is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 19,366 people in 8,580 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £175,000 over the past two years, 20% below the Sheffield median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% above the Sheffield average.

More comparisons.

Manor Castle and Park and Arbourthorne next to other wards of Sheffield.