COWPER CRESCENT, S6 1AW House Prices & Local Information

S6 1AW is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Cowper Crescent, 0.8km from Birley Edge in Sheffield. Administratively it sits within Southey ward and the Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S6 1AW is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. A balanced community with an average age of 39 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 32% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 73 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £145k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the 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 S6 1AW are sourced from Output Area E00040979 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.