Is Sheffield, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

Is Sheffield a nice place to live or is Sheffield a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Sheffield meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Sheffield?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sheffield. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Sheffield. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Crookes and Crosspool	23084
2	Broomhill and Sharrow Vale	15649
3	Walkley	14333
4	Nether Edge and Sharrow	11723
5	Darnall	10866
6	Hillsborough	9808
7	City	8184
8	Gleadless Valley	7778
9	Park and Arbourthorne	5395
10	Burngreave	4364

Is Sheffield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sheffield, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Sheffield residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Sheffield (Sheffield)	6.03
Rotherham	7.05
Chesterfield	7.24
Barnsley	7.51

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sheffield. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Sheffield. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Crookes and Crosspool (Best)	16656
2	Nether Edge and Sharrow	13901
3	Broomhill and Sharrow Vale	13304
4	Walkley	10612
5	City	9572
6	Hillsborough	9549
7	Gleadless Valley	9506
8	Park and Arbourthorne	5737
9	Darnall	5604
10	Burngreave (Worst)	4164

Is Sheffield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Sheffield. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Crookes and Crosspool	26245
2	Broomhill and Sharrow Vale	20215
3	Nether Edge and Sharrow	15891
4	Walkley	15777
5	Hillsborough	13239
6	City	12226
7	Gleadless Valley	10872
8	Park and Arbourthorne	6837
9	Darnall	4899
10	Burngreave	2353

How affordable are the rents in Sheffield?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Sheffield rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for South Yorkshire.

Beds	Sheffield	South Yorkshire
1	£555	£520
2	£625	£550
3	£675	£595
4	£950	£895

How much can I earn in Sheffield per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Sheffield, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Sheffield's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Sheffield (Sheffield)	£646.30
2	Barnsley	£639.70
3	Chesterfield	£605.00
4	Rotherham	£598.80

So, is Sheffield a nice place to live?

* Probably.