Estate agents in Sheffield
Sheffield is a town in Yorkshire and The Humber. HM Land Registry recorded 4,783 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £215,000.
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Sheffield at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 4,746 sales in Sheffield from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £215,000.
39.8% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.6 years and sold for a median of 29.0% more than they paid.
The median price was £140,500 in 2016 and £220,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Sheffield
Median sale price in Sheffield: £215,000
| All homes | 4,746 sales, median £215,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 649 sales, median £414,000 |
| Semi-detached | 1,806 sales, median £225,000 |
| Terraced | 1,603 sales, median £200,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 688 sales, median £147,750 |
Across Sheffield the average price was £219,400 in June 2026, up 4.9% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £140,500 (6,407 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £150,000 (6,711 sales) |
| 2018 | £158,780 (6,596 sales) |
| 2019 | £160,000 (6,455 sales) |
| 2020 | £167,000 (5,551 sales) |
| 2021 | £181,995 (7,017 sales) |
| 2022 | £195,995 (6,205 sales) |
| 2023 | £207,000 (5,391 sales) |
| 2024 | £212,225 (5,654 sales) |
| 2025 | £220,000 (5,711 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Sheffield station is about 0.4 miles from the centre, with Darnall about 2.3 miles away, Meadowhall Interchange about 3.3 miles and Dore and Totley about 4.3 miles. The A61, A6109, A6135, A57 and A621 pass through or beside the area. The nearest motorway access is M1 junction 34 at Tinsley, about 3 miles away, while M18 junction 32 at Thurcroft is about 8 miles away. Manchester Airport and Leeds Bradford Airport are each about 34 miles away. Central London is about 141 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Sheffield
Sheffield has a large number of primary schools, with 148 within about 6 miles of the centre. The nearest are Netherthorpe Primary School and Springfield Primary School at about 0.6 miles, followed by Pye Bank CofE Primary School, a Church of England academy, at about 0.7 miles. For secondary education, UTC Sheffield City Centre, a free school with a sixth form, is about 0.5 miles away, while King Edward VII School is about 1.2 miles away. Independent options include Bethany School, a Christian school and Sheffield High School GDST, which is girls only. Brantwood Garden School and Archdale School provide special education. The Sheffield College is about 0.7 miles from the centre and Sheffield Hallam University is about 0.2 miles away.
Living in Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and a major urban area with around 500,000 residents. Semi-detached and terraced houses make up most homes, flats account for about a quarter and around 57% of homes are owner occupied. There are more than 3,200 shops mapped, including at least 80 supermarkets, with a Lidl about 0.1 miles from the centre. Markets number at least 7, the nearest being Pollen Market at about 0.3 miles. Pubs number more than 300, cafés more than 450 and restaurants more than 410. For health, there are at least 90 doctors' surgeries, at least 95 pharmacies and at least 60 dentists, with Boots about 0.0 miles away. Sheffield Children's Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 28 libraries and 65 post offices and more than 110 named parks, including Fitzalan Square about 0.2 miles away. Sunnybank Local Nature Reserve is about 0.9 miles away.
A short history of Sheffield
Sheffield is named after the River Sheaf, joined to an Old English word for open countryside. People are believed to have lived in the area for about 12,800 years. At Dore in 829 Eanred of Northumbria yielded to Egbert of Wessex. The name Sheffield first appears in the Domesday Book. After the Norman conquest Sheffield Castle was raised to keep order over the devastated settlements and a market was established by 1296. A cutler's tax return of 1297 is the earliest record of cutlery production. Mary, Queen of Scots, was held at the castle and Sheffield Manor from 1570 to 1584. A crucible steel process allowing better steel was discovered in the 1740s. Cholera killed 402 people in 1832 and the Great Sheffield Flood of 1864 killed 270. City status came in 1893. Of 873 listed buildings nearby, three are Grade I: the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Abbeydale Works Museum and the Town Hall.
Sport and leisure
Sheffield has leisure centres and pools including Ponds Forge International Sports Centre, Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Graves Health and Sports Centre, Concord Sport Centre and Goodwin Sports Centre, with swimming at Heeley Swimming Baths and Spa 1877. The English Institute of Sport Sheffield is also in the area. Clubs and grounds include Abbeydale Park Tennis Club, Grove Tennis Club, Sandygate for football and cricket, HSBC Sports Ground and Moor View Golf Centre. Climbing is available at Awesome Walls Sheffield, The Foundry and Depot Climbing. Pitches and courts for soccer, tennis, bowls and basketball are mapped in a number of places. Open space includes Abbeyfield Park, Concord Park, Crookes Valley Park and Deer Park, alongside many other named parks and recreation grounds and children's playgrounds.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Sheffield?
- The median price paid in Sheffield over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £215,000. By property type, the median price paid over the same period was £405,000 for detached houses, £225,500 for semi-detached houses, £200,000 for terraced houses and £147,500 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Sheffield over the last year?
- There were 4,783 homes sold in Sheffield in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, based on standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry. Of these, 638 were detached houses, 1,843 were semi-detached houses, 1,606 were terraced houses and 696 were flats.
- What are the transport links in Sheffield?
- Sheffield railway station is about 0.3 miles from the centre. The nearest motorway junction is M1 junction 34 (Tinsley) at about 4 miles and the A6135, A61, A621, A625 and A57 pass through or beside the area. Manchester Airport is about 34 miles away and central London is about 141 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are there near the centre of Sheffield?
- There are 154 primary schools within about 6.0 miles of the centre, the nearest being Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School at about 0.7 miles. The nearest secondary school is All Saints' Catholic High School at about 0.1 miles and Sheffield Hallam University is about 0.5 miles from the centre.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Sheffield?
- There are 76 estate agent sales branches with an office in Sheffield.
Areas near Sheffield
- Waverley and Catcliffe
- Highlane
- Ridgeway
- Brinsworth
- Treeton
- Ecclesfield and Grenoside
- Worrall
- Dronfield
Sheffield is in Sheffield council area.
Estate agents near Sheffield
- BlundellsSheffield S1 2EF0.1 miles
- Solicitors Property ShopSheffield S1 2EF0.1 miles
- Belvoir SheffieldSheffield S1 2EG0.1 miles
- Crapper & HaighSheffield S1 2DJ0.1 miles
- Norrow EstatesSheffield S1 2DE0.1 miles
- Eadon Lockwood & RiddleSheffield S1 2EE0.1 miles
- PriceLinseySheffield S1 2DS0.1 miles
- Haybrook RotherhamLaughton en le Morthen S25 1YF0.2 miles
- Reeds RainsSheffield S1 4BY0.2 miles
- Haus HomesSheffield S3 8PT0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Sheffield.