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Highfield & Lowfield: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Highfield & Lowfield neighbourhood of Sheffield, England (ONS area Sheffield 042). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes S1, S11, S2, S3, S7, S8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S2 4RF.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing clear signs of gentrification
Highfield & Lowfield is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Sheffield (5 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £206,500 and flats for £99,106 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Sheffield (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Sheffield, is about a 15-minute walk 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
£206,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£99,106
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -13% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average 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 +0.20; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£44,300
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
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Highfield & Lowfield sits in Sheffield
- Typical house price: 32nd highest of the 68 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 36 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 32nd lowest 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 Highfield & Lowfield
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
5 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Sheffield, 1 the other way and 13 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
- Single-person households under 65
- Schools improving
- New-build activity
- Lifestyle businesses
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Sheffield Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 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 Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school UTC Sheffield City Centre 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Apr 2025).
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 Highfield & Lowfield
What is the typical house price in Highfield & Lowfield?
£206,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +42% against 2017-2019.
How does Highfield & Lowfield compare with the rest of Sheffield?
Typical house price: 32nd highest of the 68 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 36 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 32nd lowest of 70 neighbourhoods in Sheffield.
Is Highfield & Lowfield an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Highfield & Lowfield gentrifying?
Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.20; 5 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Highfield & Lowfield?
Sheffield. Railway station, about a 15-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.2 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 Highfield & Lowfield?
Nearest state primary school. Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School. 460 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2024). Nearest state secondary school. UTC Sheffield City Centre. 690 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Apr 2025).
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.