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Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge neighbourhood of Sheffield, England (ONS area Sheffield 017). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes S5, S6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S6 2AA.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Sheffield (3 of 19 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £183,260 and flats for £125,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Sheffield (1.9 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Sheffield, is 4.3 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
£183,260
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£125,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% 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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.14; 2 of 19 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 4 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 5.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£44,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.9 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 Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge sits in Sheffield
- Typical house price: 28th lowest of the 68 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough house sales for one
- Typical flat price: joint 9th lowest of the 36 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: joint 33rd 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 Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge
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
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Sheffield, 3 the other way and 14 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
- Air quality
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Sheffield Railway station, 4.3 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 Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School 170 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022).
- Nearest state secondary school E-Act Parkwood Academy 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
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 Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge
What is the typical house price in Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge?
£183,260. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +36% against 2017-2019.
How does Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge compare with the rest of Sheffield?
Typical house price: 28th lowest of the 68 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough house sales for one. Typical flat price: joint 9th lowest of the 36 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: joint 33rd lowest of 70 neighbourhoods in Sheffield.
Is Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.14; 2 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge?
Sheffield. Railway station, 4.3 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 Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge?
Nearest state primary school. Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School. 170 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2022). Nearest state secondary school. E-Act Parkwood Academy. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
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.