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Herdings & Gleadless Valley

Middle area

South east Sheffield. 6,193 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Herdings & Gleadless Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£125,000
Joint 182nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,015
Joint 2,766th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Herdings & Gleadless Valley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Herdings & Gleadless Valley at a rate of 116.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 113.7 per 1,000 people across Sheffield.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences353
Other crime103
Criminal damage and arson99
Anti-social behaviour80
Vehicle crime31
Burglary29
Drug offences19
Robbery4
Theft from the person3
Shoplifting2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Herdings & Gleadless Valley compares

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Median sale price70 middle areas, Sheffield · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Sheffield70 areas from £105,000 to £530,000. The middle area is £199,999. Herdings & Gleadless Valley is £125,000.
£125,0004th cheapest
Population70 middle areas, Sheffield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sheffield70 areas from 5,205 to 12,869. The middle area is 7,678. Herdings & Gleadless Valley is 6,015.
6,01513th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares70 middle areas, Sheffield · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Sheffield70 areas from 2.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Herdings & Gleadless Valley is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage70 middle areas, Sheffield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Sheffield70 areas from 67.8% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.4%. Herdings & Gleadless Valley is 95.1%.
95.1%joint 26th lowest

Is Herdings & Gleadless Valley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Herdings & Gleadless Valley at a rate of 116.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 113.7 per 1,000 people across Sheffield.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Herdings & Gleadless Valley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (353), other crime (103) and criminal damage and arson (99).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Sheffield

These figures are published for the whole of Sheffield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sheffield and not Herdings & Gleadless Valley alone. See Sheffield

Average house price
£217,603
Up 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,885
154th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.6
Joint 55th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Herdings & Gleadless Valley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Herdings & Gleadless Valley was £125,000 in 2025.

Herdings & Gleadless Valley had 6,015 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Herdings & Gleadless Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Herdings & Gleadless Valley, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.