BUTTERTHWAITE ROAD, S5 0AU House Prices & Local Information

S5 0AU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Butterthwaite Road, 0.3km from St. Michael's Field in Sheffield. Administratively it sits within Shiregreen and Brightside ward and the Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S5 0AU is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. During the day, ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. The community skews young professional (average age 32) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 49% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 32 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £133k, 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 S5 0AU are sourced from Output Area E00040813 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.