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Gleadless: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Gleadless neighbourhood of Sheffield, England (ONS area Sheffield 054). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes S12, S14. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S12 2UG.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Sheffield

Gleadless is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Sheffield (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 4 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £200,000 and flats for £134,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Sheffield (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Sheffield, is 3.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 17 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£200,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£134,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% 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

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.02; 3 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,900

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 times the borough's rate

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

In line with the council's

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

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Gleadless sits in Sheffield

Typical house price: joint 33rd lowest of the 68 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough house sales for one
Typical flat price: 16th lowest of the 36 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 32nd highest of 70 neighbourhoods in Sheffield

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 17 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 Gleadless

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Sheffield, 1995 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).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Sheffield, 2007 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 17 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Sheffield, 4 the other way and 12 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

Recent price momentum
Anti-social behaviour
Income deprivation ranking

Falling behind the borough

Single-person households under 65
Recorded crime
Catching up with neighbouring areas
Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Sheffield Railway station, 3.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Gleadless Primary School 860 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2022).
Nearest state secondary school Sheffield Springs Academy 710 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 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 Gleadless

What is the typical house price in Gleadless?

£200,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

How does Gleadless compare with the rest of Sheffield?

Typical house price: joint 33rd lowest of the 68 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 16th lowest of the 36 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 32nd highest of 70 neighbourhoods in Sheffield.

Is Gleadless an affluent area?

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

Is Gleadless gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 3 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Gleadless?

Sheffield. Railway station, 3.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre 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 Gleadless?

Nearest state primary school. Gleadless Primary School. 860 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Sheffield Springs Academy. 710 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Oct 2024).

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.