ALPINE CROFT, S36 1AN House Prices & Local Information

S36 1AN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Alpine Croft, 0.3km from Holehouse in Stocksbridge. Administratively it sits within Stocksbridge and Upper Don ward and the Penistone and Stocksbridge constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S36 1AN is a quiet rural community with low density and high home ownership. The daytime character shifts — mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. Average age 55 — this is a predominantly retired and pre-retirement community, with very low mobility and high owner-occupation. 33% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 21% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. 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 S36 1AN are sourced from Output Area E00041270 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.