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Affluence in Sheffield

How Sheffield ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
524,261 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Sheffield is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Sheffield scores 4.7 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (3.8 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.7/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 305 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability3.8
  • Crime4.5
  • Older people in low-income households4.6
  • Children in low-income families4.8
  • Employment4.9
  • Income4.9
  • Education and skills4.9
  • Living environment5.3
  • Barriers to housing and services7.7
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£47,901
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
36%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

49.9% of adults in Sheffield are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 19% are retired and 14.7% are full-time students.

SheffieldEngland
Employee, full-time30.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.3%11.9%
Self-employed7.3%9.5%
Unemployed2.9%2.9%
Full-time student14.7%7.9%
Retired19%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.9%4.1%
Other3.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

28.8% of adults in Sheffield work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

SheffieldEngland
Higher managerial & professional11.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.2%19.9%
Intermediate10.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.6%5.3%
Semi-routine11.4%11.3%
Routine12.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed10.1%8.5%
Full-time students14.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

33.7% of adults in Sheffield hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 19.5% have no qualifications.

SheffieldEngland
Degree level or above33.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C9%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.2%5.3%
Other qualifications2.4%2.8%
No qualifications19.5%18.1%

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

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