Affluence in S12 2LS
How S12 2LS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Herdings & Gleadless Valley
- Council
- Sheffield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,660 (2024)
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How well off S12 2LS is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the S12 2LS area scores 1.0 out of 10, placing it among the most deprived fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is income (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Income1.0
- Employment1.0
- Education and skills1.0
- Health and disability1.0
- Crime1.0
- Children in low-income families1.0
- Older people in low-income households2.0
- Living environment6.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
48.7% of adults in the S12 2LS area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 20.7% are retired and 5.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
17.1% of adults in the S12 2LS area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
16.1% of adults in the S12 2LS area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 28.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S12 2LS (Herdings & Gleadless Valley) (about 1,660 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.