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S30 5FW area guide

Who lives in S30 5FW, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Stocksbridge
Council: Sheffield
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population: 1,952 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

S30 5FWSheffield

At a glance

What S30 5FW is like

S30 5FW is a postcode in the Stocksbridge area of Sheffield. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,952 people. 76.8% of households own their home, 18.8% rent privately and 3.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How S30 5FW compares

Headline figures for S30 5FW, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 53 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

75%

Rated good or better across 4 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£43,849

Average annual income before tax, higher than 23% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where S30 5FW differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
22.8% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
76.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

S30 5FW FAQs

Is S30 5FW a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 75% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is S30 5FW safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around S30 5FW, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in S30 5FW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.6% of residents. 76.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (32.5%).

Which council covers S30 5FW?

The local authority for S30 5FW is Sheffield.

S30 5FW comes under Sheffield in the Yorkshire and The Humber. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is S30 5FW?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 53 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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