LOWEDGES ROAD, S8 7LE House Prices & Local Information

S8 7LE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Lowedges Road, 0.3km from Lowedges in Sheffield. Administratively it sits within Beauchief and Greenhill ward and the Sheffield, Heeley constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S8 7LE is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. Outside of residential hours, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. At 34 years average, this is a working-age, professionally active neighbourhood with good transport links and a dynamic social mix. 55% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 98 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £146k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 18.5% year-on-year. 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 S8 7LE are sourced from Output Area E00040922 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.