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Cathedral & Kelham: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Cathedral & Kelham neighbourhood of Sheffield, England (ONS area Sheffield 073). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes S1, S3, S6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S1 4BP.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Cathedral & Kelham is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Sheffield (9 of 22 signals rising, 3 falling). Flats here typically resell for £135,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Sheffield, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 3.4 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2.5 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical flat price

£135,500

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.28; 9 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£59,800

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

3.4 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 2.5 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (26,990 jobs in 2024 against 10,601 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Cathedral & Kelham sits in Sheffield

Typical flat price: 18th highest of the 36 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 11th highest of 70 neighbourhoods in Sheffield

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Cathedral & Kelham

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Sheffield, 1999 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

9 of 22 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Sheffield, 3 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Degree-educated residents
Residents aged 25 to 29
Single-person households under 65
Recorded crime
Household income
Schools improving
New-build activity
Lifestyle businesses
Borough against the region

Falling behind the borough

Catching up with neighbouring areas
Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Sheffield Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 21 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and CrossCountry to Leeds (39 to 60 min); East Midlands Railway and TransPennine Express to Liverpool Lime Street (about 108 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Netherthorpe Primary School 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Astrea Academy Sheffield 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Cathedral & Kelham

What is the typical flat price in Cathedral & Kelham?

£135,500. Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.

How does Cathedral & Kelham compare with the rest of Sheffield?

Typical flat price: 18th highest of the 36 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 11th highest of 70 neighbourhoods in Sheffield.

Is Cathedral & Kelham an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Cathedral & Kelham gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.28; 9 of 22 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Cathedral & Kelham?

Sheffield. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 21 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern and CrossCountry to Leeds (39 to 60 min); East Midlands Railway and TransPennine Express to Liverpool Lime Street (about 108 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Cathedral & Kelham?

Nearest state primary school. Netherthorpe Primary School. 580 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Astrea Academy Sheffield. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.