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Stocksbridge: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Stocksbridge neighbourhood of Sheffield, England (ONS area Sheffield 001). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes S36. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S36 1GD.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Stocksbridge is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Sheffield (5 of 18 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £185,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Sheffield (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Penistone, is 5.3 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

£185,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +48% 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 +0.29; 5 of 18 signals up, 0 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 2 to 8.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£43,800

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 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 Stocksbridge sits in Sheffield

  • Typical house price: 29th lowest of the 68 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough house sales for one
  • Average household income: 30th 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 Stocksbridge

House prices: Stocksbridge against Sheffield: This neighbourhood £39k (1995) to £180k (2026); Sheffield £42k (1995) to £230k (2026).£61k£205k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£180kSheffield£230k
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).

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 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Sheffield, 0 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

  • Resale prices
  • Recorded crime
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Penistone Railway station, 5.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Huddersfield (about 35 min) and Sheffield (about 45 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 St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 270 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Standards maintained.
  • Nearest state secondary school Stocksbridge High School 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 (May 2026). Requires significant improvement.

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 Stocksbridge

What is the typical house price in Stocksbridge?

£185,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +48% against 2017-2019.

How does Stocksbridge compare with the rest of Sheffield?

Typical house price: 29th lowest of the 68 neighbourhoods in Sheffield with enough house sales for one. Average household income: 30th lowest of 70 neighbourhoods in Sheffield.

Is Stocksbridge an affluent area?

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

Is Stocksbridge gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.29; 5 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Stocksbridge?

Penistone. Railway station, 5.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Huddersfield (about 35 min) and Sheffield (about 45 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Stocksbridge?

Nearest state primary school. St Ann's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. 270 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Jan 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Stocksbridge High School. 340 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 2 (May 2026). Requires significant improvement.

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.