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Affluence in S12 3BB

How S12 3BB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Birley
Council
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,420 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Deprivation

How well off S12 3BB is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the S12 3BB 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.

Overall score
1.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • 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
  • Barriers to housing and services6.0
  • Living environment7.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£42,729
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
19%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

50.4% of adults in the S12 3BB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 19.5% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

S12 3BBEngland
Employee, full-time30.7%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.5%11.9%
Self-employed6.2%9.5%
Unemployed5.3%2.9%
Full-time student5.3%7.9%
Retired19.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family7.5%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled9.3%4.1%
Other2.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

17.6% of adults in the S12 3BB area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

S12 3BBEngland
Higher managerial & professional5.4%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional12.2%19.9%
Intermediate11.9%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6%5.3%
Semi-routine19%11.3%
Routine18.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed15%8.5%
Full-time students5.2%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

16.7% of adults in the S12 3BB area hold a degree or equivalent, less than half the England average of 33.9%. 30.5% have no qualifications.

S12 3BBEngland
Degree level or above16.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent15.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C14.1%9.7%
Apprenticeship8.1%5.3%
Other qualifications1%2.8%
No qualifications30.5%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S12 3BB (Birley) (about 1,420 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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