Yorkshire and The Humber
Sheffield: house prices, jobs and local statistics
Sheffield is a metropolitan borough in Yorkshire and The Humber, home to 556,521 people at the 2021 census. The average house price was £219,713 in July 2026, up 2.8% on a year earlier and up 22.1% on five years before. 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming unemployment-related benefits in August 2026, against 3.9% across the UK. Median full-time pay for people living here was £37,885 a year in 2025 (UK: £39,039). The biggest employing sector is health & social care, with 16.8% of the 267,185 employee jobs counted in 2024.
Sheffield house prices
Average price, July 2026
£219,713
Yorkshire and The Humber: £209,116
Change over 1 year
+2.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber: +3.0%
Change over 5 years
+22.1%
Since July 2021
- Detached
- £383,581
- Semi-detached
- £239,678
- Terraced
- £198,875
- Flat or maisonette
- £133,576
- First-time buyers
- £194,060
UK House Price Index, July 2026: HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, Land and Property Services NI and the ONS. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. About the index.
Ten years of prices and sales in the house price explorerJobs, pay and unemployment in Sheffield
Claimant rate, August 2026
4.4%
16,735 people aged 16 to 64. UK: 3.9%
Employment rate, Apr 2025-Mar 2026
71.6%
UK: 75.4% · Annual Population Survey
Unemployment rate, Apr 2025-Mar 2026
5.1%
UK: 4.5%
Economically inactive
24.6%
UK: 21.0%
Median full-time pay, 2025
£37,885 a year
UK: £39,039
Median weekly pay, 2025
£733
UK: £767
The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.
Claimant count, Annual Population Survey and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (resident analysis), via Nomis. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Two years of claimant counts and ten of pay in the jobs explorerWhat Sheffield does for a living
Employee jobs, 2024
267,185
266,320 in 2019
Businesses, 2026
17,310
| Sector | Share of jobs | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Health & social care | 16.8% | 14.1% |
| Retail, wholesale & motor trade | 13.8% | 13.6% |
| Education | 12.0% | 8.6% |
| Professional & scientific | 7.9% | 9.2% |
| Public administration & defence | 7.5% | 4.9% |
| Manufacturing | 7.1% | 7.2% |
Business Register and Employment Survey 2024 (Great Britain only). UK Business Counts 2026. Both via Nomis. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Every sector and business size in the industries explorerHow Sheffield has changed
Residents
520,098 in 1991 → 582,493 in 2024 (+12.0%)
England over the same years: +22.4%
Median weekly pay
£356 in 2008 → £607 in 2025 (+70.6%)
England over the same years: +63.7%
Employment rate
67.2% in 2004 → 73.1% in 2023 (+8.8%)
England over the same years: +4.4%
Claimant count
3.7% in 2001 → 4.4% in 2025 (+18.9%)
England over the same years: +60.0%
Disposable income per head
£9,401 in 1997 → £20,214 in 2024 (+115.0%)
England over the same years: +143.8%
ONS Explore local statistics, each series from its official producer; Office for National Statistics content licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Money figures are in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation.
Every series, charted, in the trends explorerWho lives in Sheffield
Residents, 2021
556,521
People per km², 2021
1,513
England and Wales: 395
Aged 65 and over
17.1%
England and Wales: 18.4%
Aged under 15
17.0%
England and Wales: 17.3%
Homes owned
58.3%
England and Wales: 61.5%
Homes rented privately
18.7%
England and Wales: 20.3%
Homes socially rented
22.6%
England and Wales: 17.1%
Degree or higher (16+)
33.4%
England and Wales: 33.8%
No qualifications (16+)
19.4%
England and Wales: 18.2%
Good or very good health
80.4%
England and Wales: 82.0%
Born in the UK
85.0%
England and Wales: 83.2%
Census 2021 topic summaries (TS001, TS006, TS007A, TS054, TS067, TS037, TS004), via Nomis. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Any neighbourhood's census profile in the census explorerHow Sheffield ranks among UK councils
30 official indicators are published for Sheffield; 24 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).
Where it ranks best
- Business births · Economy & work11.6% (2024) · 104th highest of 361
- Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access87% (May 2024) · 106th highest of 318
- Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills70.5% (2023) · 132nd highest of 348
- Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access11 min (2019) · 130th lowest of 326
Where it ranks worst
- Persistent school absence · Education & skills21.3% (2024/25) · 120th lowest of 132
- Disposable income per head · Economy & work£20,214 (2024) · 326th highest of 361
- Three-year business survival · Economy & work47.3% (2021) · 329th highest of 374
- New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 262nd highest of 296
ONS Explore local statistics, latest figure for each indicator, ranked among council areas with a published figure; Office for National Statistics content licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, each indicator’s producer named on its linked ONS page.
All 30 indicators in the area scorecardHealth in Sheffield
- Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.2 years · England 80.0 · 87th highest of 151
- Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.8 years · England 83.8 · 98th highest of 151
- Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)57.4 years · England 60.9 · 116th highest of 151
- Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)57.4 years · England 61.3 · 117th highest of 151
- Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)364.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 97th lowest of 151
- Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.5% · England 10.4 · 92nd lowest of 148
- Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.4% · England 64.6 · 93rd lowest of 153
OHID Fingertips (fingertips.phe.org.uk), Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Upper-tier local authorities, England. © Crown copyright. Read 2026-09-02. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. England only: published for upper-tier local authorities.
The full health profile in the health explorerSchools and children in Sheffield
- School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)65.5% · England 68.3 · 118th highest of 153
- GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.4 score · England 46.0 · 125th highest of 153
- 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)7.7% · England 5.8 · 132nd lowest of 150
- Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)28.5% · England 19.8 · 132nd lowest of 153
OHID Fingertips (fingertips.phe.org.uk), Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, carrying DfE / ONS education measures. Upper-tier local authorities, England. © Crown copyright. Read 2026-09-04. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. England only: published for upper-tier local authorities.
Nearby schools and more in the education explorerNearby council areas
Other council areas in Yorkshire and The Humber
About these figures
Sheffield (E08000019) is a metropolitan borough in Yorkshire and The Humber, one of 361 council areas this site covers. Every figure on this page is read from the official source named beneath it and carries its own date; the page is rebuilt at most once a day. Survey figures carry sampling error, so small differences between neighbouring councils are often noise. For a single street or neighbourhood rather than the whole council area, search a postcode on the dashboard.
Sources
- HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (landregistry.data.gov.uk). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, OGL v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics via Nomis (nomisweb.co.uk): claimant count, Annual Population Survey, ASHE, BRES, UK Business Counts and Census 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics, OGL v3.0.
- ONS Explore local statistics (ons.gov.uk/explore-local-statistics), OGL v3.0.
- OHID Fingertips (fingertips.phe.org.uk), Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
- Council area names and codes: mySociety, UK local authority names and codes (CC BY 4.0), from the ONS Register of Geographic Codes.