THE CIRCLE, S2 1AJ House Prices & Local Information

S2 1AJ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on The Circle, 0.3km from Manor Estate in Sheffield. Administratively it sits within Manor Castle ward and the Sheffield Central constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S2 1AJ is a culturally diverse area with a strong community identity. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. An average age of 31 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 35% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 34% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Sheffield.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £180k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 0.6% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for S2 1AJ are sourced from Output Area E00172432 (shared with 16 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.