Shiregreen and Brightside
vs Southey
Southey has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Shiregreen and Brightside. Homes in Southey sold for a median of £176,000, 21% above Shiregreen and Brightside. Shiregreen and Brightside has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 16%).
People
Shiregreen and Brightside has 20,606 residents in 8,562 households; Southey has 20,228 in 8,640. Southey has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 1.9 percentage points more than Shiregreen and Brightside (Sheffield: 17%). Southey has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 1.4 percentage points more than Shiregreen and Brightside (Sheffield: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 52% of homes in Shiregreen and Brightside and 55% in Southey. Shiregreen and Brightside has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 51%, 2.5 percentage points more than Southey (Sheffield: 58%). Shiregreen and Brightside has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 5.1 percentage points more than Southey (Sheffield: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £146,000 in Shiregreen and Brightside and £176,000 in Southey, against £220,000 across Sheffield.
Surroundings
Shiregreen and Brightside has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 6.3 percentage points more than Southey (Sheffield: 21%). A typical postcode has 79 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Shiregreen and Brightside, and 87 in Southey. The typical postcode is 366 m from the nearest school in Shiregreen and Brightside and 398 m in Southey. The typical postcode is 2,062 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Shiregreen and Brightside and 1,672 m in Southey. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Shiregreen and Brightside and 99% in Southey.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 122 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Shiregreen and Brightside and 152 in Southey, 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.
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Shiregreen and Brightside is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 20,606 people in 8,562 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £146,000 over the past two years, 34% below the Sheffield median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 6% above the Sheffield average.
Southey is one of 28 wards in Sheffield, home to 20,228 people in 8,640 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £176,000 over the past two years, 20% below the Sheffield median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 24% below the Sheffield average.
More comparisons.
Shiregreen and Brightside and Southey next to other wards of Sheffield.