DOBCROFT ROAD, S7 2LR - Postcode Guide: Housing, Transport, Schools & Local Insights

Where is S7 2LR Located?

📍 Location: The S7 2LR postcode is located in Sheffield, Sheffield postcode town, within the region of Yorkshire and The Humber, England. it falls under Ecclesall electoral ward.

Location and Map Details

  • Co-ordinates: [ -1.5047042745371488, 53.34260043015218 ]
  • What 3 Words: fixed.proper.renew
  • Plus Code:

Transport Links: How to Get to S7 2LR?

🚍 Nearby Bus stops

The nearest Bus stop is Dobcroft Road/Whirlowdale Road(0.09 mi)

  • Dobcroft Road/Whirlowdale Road, (0.09 mi)
  • Dobcroft Road/Abbeyale Road South, (0.09 mi)
  • Dobcroft Road/Abbeydale Road South, (0.09 mi)
  • Abbeydale Road South/Pingle Road, (0.13 mi)
🚆 Nearest Railway Stations

The nearest Railway Station is Dore & Totley(1.12 mi)

  • Dore & Totley, (1.12 mi)
  • Sheffield, (3.02 mi)
  • Dronfield, (3.22 mi)
✈ Nearest Airports

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport(31.65 mi)

  • Manchester Airport, (31.65 mi)
🔍 Nearby Places

The nearest places is Millhouses(0.23 mi)

  • Millhouses, (0.23 mi)
  • Dalewood, (0.39 mi)
  • Abbeydale, (0.58 mi)
  • Beauchief, (0.83 mi)
  • Whirlow, (0.87 mi)
Population
375
Avg Annual Income
£75,000
Full Time Employees
26.54%
Average Age
46.09

What is the S7 2LR Postcode Classification?

The S7 2LR postcode in Sheffield is classified by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) as below

  • Output Area Classification (2021): Established Multi-Ethnic Suburbs

  • Output Area Classification (2011): Multi-ethnic suburbia

  • Work-zone Classification (2011): Large scale education

🏠 Housing in S7 2LR

🏡 House Types
  • Semi-detached: 93% (136 properties)
  • Detached: 4% (6 properties)
  • Terraced: 1% (2 properties)
🏡 House Tenure Breakdown
  • Owned: Owns outright: 60% (88 residents)

  • Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan: 36% (54 residents)

🏡 HouseHold Composition
  • 2 people in household: 33% (49 residents)

  • 1 person in household: 21% (32 residents)

As per the latest sold houses prices figures in the nearby area, The average prices are as follows,

  • Semi-Detached is around £199,730 , The Last 5 Year average price is £645,000 with Total Sold: 1
  • Terraced is around £283,801
  • Detached is around £169,000
See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the S72LR area.

Demographics of S7 2LR (Census 2021)

The most common demographic details for this postcode are outlined below.

  • Population: 292
  • Average Age: 46
  • Gender: 51% Female, 48% Male
  • Marital Status: 51% Married (193 residents), 18% Single (70 residents)
  • Age Distribution:

    • Between 60 to 64: 8% (33 residents)

    • Between 5 to 9: 8% (30 residents)

    • Between 50 to 54: 7% (29 residents)

Ethnicity and Religion

  • Ethnic Composition:
    • White: English: (81%): 304 residents

    • White: Other White: (4%): 16 residents

  • Religious Affiliation:
    • Christian: (48%): 180 residents

    • No religion: (37%): 142 residents

Employment, Education, and Socioeconomic Status

Deprivation

Most households in S7 2LR are Not deprived in any dimension (58%) or 85 residents, while 42 or (28%) individuals are Deprived in one dimension.

Employment and Economic Status
  • Employee: Full-time: (26%): 99 residents

  • Retired: (26%): 99 residents

Key Occupations
  • Professional occupations: (17%): 210 residents

  • Associate professional and technical occupations: (8%): 66 residents

Education
  • Level 4 (Degree (BA, BSc), higher degree (MA, PhD, PGCE)): 169 residents (45%)

  • Level 3 (2 or more A levels): 70 residents (12%)

  • No qualifications : 45 residents (8%)

Industry
  • Education: (20%): 33 residents

  • Human health and social work activities: (15%): 25 residents

NS-SEC Social Class:
  • Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations: (23%): 88 residents

  • Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations: (21%): 80 residents

Migration, Residency, and Nationality Statistics

Country of Birth
  • United Kingdom: (88%): 331 residents

  • Middle East and Asia: (4%): 15 residents

Migrant Status
  • Address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration: (94%): 352 residents

  • Migrant from within the UK: Address one year ago was in the UK: (4%): 16 residents

Residence & Length of Stay
  • Born in the UK: (88%): 331 residents

  • 10 years or more: (9%): 37 residents

Passports Held (Nationality & Citizenship)
  • Europe: United Kingdom: (88%): 330 residents

  • No passport held: (6%): 23 residents

DOBCROFT ROAD, S7 2LR Property Information

Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses prices, The average prices are as follows,

  • Semi-Detached is around £199,730
  • Terraced is around £283,801
  • Detached is around £169,000
See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the S7 2LR, Sheffield postcode.

Properties currently for saleProperties currently for rent

AddressSold DatePrice
36 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Leasehold2023-11-24£645,000
2010-06-30£250,000
24 DOBCROFT ROADTerraced, Leasehold2018-12-20£327,650
2011-04-15£170,000
8 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Leasehold2016-11-25£320,000
1997-07-29£99,000
10 DOBCROFT ROADTerraced, Leasehold2016-06-17£365,000
2015-07-16£200,000
1995-08-01£78,000
34 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Leasehold2014-02-12£315,000
2007-12-13£272,555
18 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Leasehold2013-08-16£325,300
2011-05-31£320,000
32 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Leasehold2011-09-30£225,000
2009-10-07£201,000
54 DOBCROFT ROADDetached, Leasehold2009-10-30£233,000
6 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Leasehold2007-03-21£249,999
2001-03-27£135,000
1996-05-04£75,000
20 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Leasehold2001-04-10£115,000
12 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Leasehold2000-02-15£102,100
38 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Freehold2000-02-11£112,500
58 DOBCROFT ROADDetached, Leasehold1999-09-10£105,000
14 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Leasehold1999-03-31£69,500
40 DOBCROFT ROADSemi-Detached, Freehold1997-04-18£82,950
Tenure of household
Total146
Owned: Owns outright88
Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan54
Social rented: Other social rented2
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency2
Does not apply0
Shared ownership: Shared ownership0
Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority0
Private rented: Other private rented0
Lives rent free0
Number of People in a Household
Total146
2 people in household49
1 person in household32
4 people in household32
3 people in household27
5 people in household4
6 people in household1
7 people in household1
0 people in household0
8 or more people in household0
House Type

The most common house types in the nearby area are Semi-detached (136), Detached (6), and Terraced (2).

Total145
Semi-detached136
Detached6
Terraced2
converted building1
Flat0
Shared house0
commercial building0
temporary structure0
Nearby Schools

Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)

NameAgeDistanceDetails
Dobcroft Infant SchoolPrimary, Good3-7S7 2LN (0.34 mi)Details
Dobcroft Junior SchoolPrimary, Good7-11S7 2LN (0.34 mi)Details
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good4-11S7 2HE (0.38 mi)Details
Mylnhurst Preparatory School and NurseryPrimary, None2-11S11 9HJ (0.59 mi)Details
Holt House Infant SchoolPrimary, Good4-7S7 2EW (0.79 mi)Details
Carter Knowle Junior SchoolPrimary, Good7-11S7 2DY (0.80 mi)Details
Mercia SchoolSecondary, Outstanding11-18S7 2DY (0.80 mi)Details
Abbey Lane Primary SchoolPrimary, Good4-11S8 0BN (0.83 mi)Details
Nearby Nhs GP

The nearest GP to this postcode is BEAUCHIEF MEDICAL PRACTICE(0.93 mi). Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.

NameTelephonePostcode
beauchief medical practiceActivebeauchief medical pract, 23 abbey lane, sheffield01142740017S8 0BJ
Nearby Amenities
  • Millhouses Park Cafe
    0.12 mi
  • Heritage Lifestyle
    0.17 mi
  • La Scala Restaurant
    0.39 mi
  • Boujee Lounge
    0.44 mi
  • Millhouses
    0.50 mi
  • Millhouses Park Cricket Pavilion
    0.39 mi
  • Millhouses Post Office
    0.44 mi
  • Majestic Wine Warehouse
    0.44 mi
  • Abbey Friar
    0.44 mi
  • J W Rose (Bakers) Ltd
    0.44 mi
  • Pizza Mex
    0.47 mi
  • Chan's Chinese Take Away
    0.48 mi
  • Yo! To Go Sheffield Abbeydale
    0.55 mi
  • Sainsburys PLC
    0.51 mi
  • Aldi Stores Limited
    0.55 mi
  • Tesco Stores Ltd
    0.55 mi

DOBCROFT ROAD, S7 2LR Demographics

(from Census 2021)

The population of S72LR is 375 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.

Age
Total368
Between 60 to 6433
Between 5 to 930
Between 50 to 5429
Between 40 to 4428
Below 525
Between 70 to 7424
Between 55 to 5922
Between 45 to 4921
Between 30 to 3420
Between 80 to 8420
Between 35 to 3919
Between 75 to 7917
Between 20 to 2416
Between 15 to 1915
Between 65 to 6915
Between 10 to 1412
85+12
Between 25 to 2910
Ethinicity
Total375
White: English304
White: Other White16
Chinese10
Indian9
African7
White: Irish7
Arab7
Other Asian5
Pakistani4
White and Black African3
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2
White and Asian1
Education
Total372
Level 4169
Does not apply70
Level 345
No qualifications32
Level 220
Level 1 and entry level17
Apprenticeship11
Other8
what these levels mean?
Deprivation
Total146
Not deprived in any dimension85
Deprived in one dimension42
Deprived in two dimension16
Deprived in three dimension3
Occupation
Total374
Does not apply210
Professional occupations66
Associate professional and technical occupations31
Managers, directors and senior officials21
Administrative and secretarial occupations16
Sales and customer service occupations13
Skilled trades occupations6
Process, plant and machine operatives5
Caring, leisure and other service occupations4
Elementary occupations2
Religion
Total374
Christian180
No religion142
Not answered21
Muslim19
Hindu7
Sikh2
Buddhist1
Jewish1
Other religion1
NS-SEC
Total372
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations88
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations80
Does not apply70
Intermediate occupations44
Small employers and own account workers28
Semi-routine occupations20
Routine occupations13
Full-time students13
Lower supervisory and technical occupations10
Never worked and long-term unemployed6
Economic Status
Total373
Employee: Full-time99
Retired99
Does not apply70
Employee: Part-time31
Self-employed without employees: Part-time12
Student12
Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start11
Self-employed with employees: Full-time10
Self-employed without employees: Full-time10
Long-term sick or disabled7
Other6
Looking after home or family5
Student And In employment: Employee: Full-time1
Country of Birth
Total372
United Kingdom331
Middle East and Asia15
European Union EU-1411
Africa7
Europe: Non-EU countries3
European Union EU-82
All other EU countries2
European Union EU-21
Migrant Indicator
Total372
Address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration352
Migrant from within the UK: Address one year ago was in the UK16
Migrant from outside the UK: Address one year ago was outside the UK2
Does not apply1
Address one year ago is student term-time or boarding school address in the UK1