ORPEN DRIVE, S14 1BL House Prices & Local Information

S14 1BL is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Orpen Drive, 0.6km from Oaks Park in Sheffield. Administratively it sits within Gleadless Valley ward and the Sheffield, Heeley constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S14 1BL is an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. The 45 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 37% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £141k, 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 S14 1BL are sourced from Output Area E00040950 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.