Average house price in Sheffield 2026: a city of two halves
Half of all homes sold in Sheffield in 2025 changed hands for £217,500 or less — about 26% below the £295,000 median for England and Wales. But that single number hides one of the widest gaps of any major UK city: a typical home in the leafy south-west suburb of Dore and Totley (S17) cost more than four times one in the lower Don Valley.
This guide breaks down what people actually paid across Sheffield's postcode districts in 2025, using HM Land Registry's record of completed sales, and sets the figure in context against council tax, energy ratings and mortgage costs at today's rates.
The headline number
Across 5,819 standard residential sales registered in Sheffield (local authority E08000039) during 2025, the figures were:
| Measure | 2025 value |
|---|---|
| Median sale price | £217,500 |
| Mean (average) sale price | £259,199 |
| Lower quartile (25th percentile) | £160,000 |
| Upper quartile (75th percentile) | £310,000 |
The mean sits roughly £42,000 above the median because a smaller number of high-value detached sales pull the average upward — which is why the median is the more representative "typical" figure. Source figures are drawn from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for completed transactions coded as standard residential.
For comparison, the raw median rose from £213,000 in 2024 to £217,500 in 2025, a 2.1% move. That raw figure is sensitive to the mix of homes that happened to sell, so it is best read alongside the mix-adjusted UK House Price Index (see Is Sheffield rising or falling? below) rather than on its own.
A semi-detached city
Sheffield is, by volume, a city of semis. Semi-detached houses were the single most-traded property type in 2025, followed closely by terraces — together more than seven in ten sales.
| Property type | Sales (2025) | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | 2,250 | £223,000 |
| Terraced | 1,900 | £195,000 |
| Detached | 883 | £370,000 |
| Flat | 786 | £140,000 |
That puts Sheffield in the same shape as average house prices in Leeds and Birmingham — semi-led, with terraces priced below semis — rather than the flat-led pattern of average house prices in Manchester, where city-centre apartments dominate.
The four-times gap: Sheffield's postcode divide
Sheffield's striking feature is how far prices stretch between districts. The affluent south-western suburbs sit above £314,000; districts in the lower Don Valley and parts of the inner east sit around £100,000–£150,000. The gap between the dearest and cheapest districts is roughly 4.25 times — wider than in any other major English city we have mapped.
| Postcode district | Area | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| S17 | Dore, Totley, Bradway | 201 | £425,000 |
| S11 | Ecclesall, Nether Edge, Greystones | 436 | £375,300 |
| S7 | Nether Edge, Abbeydale, Millhouses | 203 | £318,000 |
| S10 | Broomhill, Crookes, Fulwood | 512 | £314,365 |
| S8 | Woodseats, Meersbrook | 648 | £250,000 |
| S35 | Chapeltown, High Green | 506 | £230,000 |
| S6 | Walkley, Hillsborough, Stannington | 851 | £226,000 |
| S20 | Mosborough, Halfway | 376 | £210,000 |
| S36 | Stocksbridge, Penistone fringe | 209 | £200,000 |
| S12 | Gleadless, Frecheville | 370 | £181,000 |
| S13 | Handsworth, Woodhouse | 298 | £180,000 |
| S2 | Heeley, Norfolk Park | 316 | £175,000 |
| S5 | Firth Park, Shiregreen | 415 | £155,000 |
| S9 | Attercliffe, Darnall | 192 | £150,000 |
| S1 | City centre | 60 | £138,000 |
| S3 | Kelham Island, Netherthorpe | 109 | £133,000 |
| S14 | Gleadless Valley | 50 | £125,000 |
| S4 | Pitsmoor, Burngreave | 65 | £100,000 |
Figures are 2025 medians for districts with at least 40 recorded sales, all within the Sheffield local authority boundary. The practical takeaway: in a city this varied, the citywide average tells you very little about a specific street. To see the all-in monthly cost for a specific area, check the true monthly cost of any Sheffield postcode.
How Sheffield compares within South Yorkshire
Sheffield is the most expensive place to buy in South Yorkshire — and also the most expensive to run, which is unusual. In several cities the core does not top its own county, but Sheffield leads on both counts.
| Authority | Median price (2025) | Band D council tax (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield | £217,500 | £2,510.16 |
| Rotherham | £192,500 | £2,381.53 |
| Barnsley | £180,000 | £2,325.96 |
| Doncaster | £180,000 | £2,167.75 |
Council tax is a flat per-authority charge set against 1991 property valuations, not a percentage of price, so it does not always track house prices. In Sheffield's case both rankings point the same way. Council tax figures are the 2026-27 Band D averages published by gov.uk.
Is Sheffield rising or falling?
The most recent UK House Price Index release (covering March 2026) shows the Sheffield index up about 1.0% year-on-year, and the wider South Yorkshire index up about 2.3%. The broader Yorkshire and The Humber regional index was essentially flat over the same period (down about 0.2%), against a UK figure of roughly +0.1%.
In other words, the city-level and county-level measures point modestly upward while the wider regional measure is flat — so the direction is best described as steady-to-slightly-firmer, not a surge. This is a published index movement to the latest release date; it is not a forecast of where prices go next.
What it costs to buy at the typical price
Two of the biggest up-front and ongoing costs are stamp duty and the mortgage. At Sheffield's £217,500 median:
- Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT): a home mover pays £1,850 (an effective rate of 0.85%) — 2% on the slice between £125,000 and £217,500 (HMRC rates, 2026). A first-time buyer purchasing their main residence pays £0, because the price sits below the £300,000 first-time-buyer nil-rate threshold. You can run other prices through Homecost's stamp duty calculator.
- Mortgage: with a 25% deposit (£54,375) and a £163,125 loan over 25 years at the Bank of England's latest quoted 75% loan-to-value five-year fixed rate of 4.32% (April 2026), the monthly payment is approximately £890. Your own rate will depend on your lender, deposit and credit profile — try your own numbers in the mortgage calculator.
For a full line-by-line breakdown of buying near this price point, see the true cost of buying a £200,000 home.
The energy picture
Sheffield's housing stock is older and harder to heat than most big-city averages. Of around 131,000 domestic Energy Performance Certificates on record, just 27.5% are rated C or above; 72.5% sit at band D or below. That is the second-lowest C-or-above share of the major English cities mapped so far, ahead only of Birmingham — a reflection of the city's large stock of solid-wall Victorian stone terraces.
| EPC band | Certificates |
|---|---|
| A | 496 |
| B | 6,570 |
| C | 28,956 |
| D | 60,672 |
| E | 27,846 |
| F | 5,337 |
| G | 1,152 |
EPC bands reflect the age and construction of a property; older stone-built homes typically rate lower regardless of how well they are maintained. The band, not the certificate's modelled running cost, is the more reliable comparison here.
The bottom line
Sheffield's typical home cost £217,500 in 2025 — affordable against the national median, but with one of the widest internal ranges in the country. Where you buy matters far more here than the citywide average suggests: the same budget that buys a terrace in the lower Don Valley stretches very differently in the south-western suburbs.
Based on 5,819 Land Registry transactions recorded across Sheffield in 2025, alongside 2026-27 council tax and the latest UK HPI release. Explore more regional price guides to compare other cities on the same basis.
This is general information, not financial, tax or mortgage advice. Figures are typical examples based on published data on the dates shown and will differ for any individual purchase. Speak to a qualified adviser before acting.