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Meersbrook

Middle area

South east Sheffield. 7,572 people 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 Meersbrook live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£245,750
2,604th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,362
Joint 4,630th most 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
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Meersbrook

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Meersbrook at a rate of 64.7 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 offences139
Other crime107
Anti-social behaviour102
Criminal damage and arson38
Shoplifting36
Vehicle crime30
Burglary16
Drug offences10
Robbery7
Theft from the person5

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Meersbrook compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

MeersbrookMiddle
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. Meersbrook is £245,750.
£245,75023rd most expensive
Population70 middle areas, Sheffield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sheffield70 areas from 5,205 to 12,869. The middle area is 7,678. Meersbrook is 7,362.
7,36228th 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%. Meersbrook 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%. Meersbrook is 97.1%.
97.1%33rd lowest

Is Meersbrook safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Meersbrook at a rate of 64.7 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, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Meersbrook.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (139), other crime (107) and anti-social behaviour (102).

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 Meersbrook alone. See Sheffield

Average house price
£219,713
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,885
154th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.6
Joint 55th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Meersbrook in brief

The median price paid for a home in Meersbrook was £245,750 in 2025.

Meersbrook had 7,362 usual residents at the census.

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

In Meersbrook, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.