Darwin Road Sheffield
56 addresses across 2 postcodes (S6), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34406205.
- Sales: 91 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £193,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 32 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 16, E: 12).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Sheffield costs £2,510 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 5 km (3.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hillsborough Park, is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 76 to 91 m above sea level.
- Noise: 16 of its 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Far Lane Medical Centre, about 460 m (0.3 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 650 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 30 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £193,000 | £180,000 | £206,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £216,000 | £195,000 | £237,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £191,250 | £147,500 | £235,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £200,000 | £175,000 | £200,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £133,000 | £133,000 | £133,000 |
| 2018 | 6 | £159,975 | £135,000 | £167,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £132,500 | £116,500 | £165,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2015 | 6 | £130,500 | £125,000 | £147,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £125,000 | £105,000 | £128,700 |
| 2013 | 2 | £105,500 | £87,000 | £124,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £84,000 | £84,000 | £84,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2025 | 21 S6 1WD | Terraced | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jan 2025 | 9 S6 1WD | Terraced | £206,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Jul 2023 | 4 S6 1WD | Terraced | £237,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Mar 2023 | 15 S6 1WD | Terraced | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Oct 2022 | 17 S6 1WD | Terraced | £146,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Sep 2022 | 4 S6 1WD | Terraced | £115,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Aug 2022 | 49 S6 1WD | Terraced | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Feb 2022 | 8 S6 1WD | Terraced | £147,500 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 2021 | 23 S6 1WD | Terraced | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 5 S6 1WD | Terraced | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Mar 2021 | 6 S6 1WD | Terraced | £175,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Dec 2020 | 7 S6 1WD | Terraced | £133,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 2018 | 16 S6 1WD | Terraced | £167,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Nov 2018 | 32 S6 1WD | Terraced | £161,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Aug 2018 | 33 S6 1WD | Terraced | £153,500 | |
| 13 Jul 2018 | 40 S6 1WD | Terraced | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Apr 2018 | 5 S6 1WD | Terraced | £159,950 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jan 2018 | 26 S6 1WD | Terraced | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 May 2017 | 10 S6 1WD | Terraced | £116,500 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Feb 2017 | 5 S6 1WD | Terraced | £97,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Jan 2017 | 29 S6 1WD | Terraced | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Jan 2017 | 53 S6 1WD | Semi-detached | £132,500 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 49 S6 1WD | Terraced | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 2015 | 32 S6 1WD | Terraced | £147,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Dec 2015 | 16 S6 1WD | Terraced | £147,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Oct 2015 | 15 S6 1WD | Terraced | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Sep 2015 | 20 S6 1WD | Terraced | £127,500 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2015 | 47 S6 1WD | Terraced | £133,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jun 2015 | 14 S6 1WD | Terraced | £128,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Aug 2014 | 23 S6 1WD | Terraced | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Jul 2014 | 37 S6 1WD | Terraced | £128,700 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2014 | 8 S6 1WD | Terraced | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Oct 2013 | 38 S6 1WD | Terraced | £124,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jul 2013 | 20 S6 1WD | Terraced | £87,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 May 2012 | 23 S6 1WD | Terraced | £84,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Sep 2011 | 8 S6 1WD | Terraced | £86,500 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Sep 2011 | 33 S6 1WD | Terraced | £107,900 | |
| 21 Jun 2010 | 26 S6 1WD | Terraced | £106,500 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 2009 | 31 S6 1WD | Terraced | £119,950 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Sep 2009 | 15 S6 1WD | Terraced | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jun 2008 | 3 S6 1WD | Terraced | £132,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 2008 | 19 S6 1WD | Terraced | £133,500 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Nov 2007 | 29 S6 1WD | Terraced | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Aug 2007 | 11 S6 1WD | Terraced | £127,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2007 | 16 S6 1WD | Terraced | £145,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Jun 2007 | 47 S6 1WD | Semi-detached | £137,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Mar 2007 | 29 S6 1WD | Terraced | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Feb 2007 | 10 S6 1WD | Terraced | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Nov 2006 | 55 S6 1WD | Terraced | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Nov 2006 | 53 S6 1WD | Semi-detached | £114,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
32 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (27); House, end-terrace (3); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (30); 1930-1949 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (22); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 3, Darwin Road
- 5, Darwin Road
- 10, Darwin Road
- 14, Darwin Road
- 15, Darwin Road
- 16, Darwin Road
- 20, Darwin Road
- 21, Darwin Road
- 26, Darwin Road
- 28, Darwin Road
- 29, Darwin Road
- 31, Darwin Road
- 32, Darwin Road
- 33, Darwin Road
- 37, Darwin Road
- 38, Darwin Road
- 40, Darwin Road
- 49, Darwin Road
- 61, Darwin Road
Council tax
What each band costs in Sheffield in 2026-27: Band D £2,510 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,673 | £1,952 | £2,231 | £2,510 | £3,068 | £3,626 | £4,184 | £5,020 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (42% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Gilders Car Showroom, Middlewood Road, not permissioned (140 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 337 To 359 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TH, not permissioned (270 m)
- Hairflair 222 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TE, permissioned (290 m)
- Land To Rear Of 212-214 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TE, permissioned (330 m)
- Garage Site Adjacent 4 Langsett Avenue Sheffield S6 4AA, permissioned (350 m)
- Loxley Technical Services Ltd 69 Leppings Lane Sheffield S6 1SS, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Elmore Kindergarten 601 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TN, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 11 Beeley Wood Road, Sheffield S6 1NH, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| S6 1WD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S6 1TJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 56 addresses are between 76 m and 91 m above sea level (84 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S6 1TJ | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| S6 1WD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Middlewood | 290 m |
| Leppings Lane | 470 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Hillsborough Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Middlewood Road/Marion Road | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H4 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.3 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Far Lane Medical Centre | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Far Lane Pharmacy | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest L W T Dental Care | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Training Centre | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest LS Sheffield Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hillsborough Park 16 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harris Road Allotment Gardens 8,950 m² | 160 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Birley Edge | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Sough Dike Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Scraith Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 55 |
16 of the street's 56 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sheffield: see them on the Sheffield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlcliffe Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 190 m | No published inspection |
| Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Wisewood Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Malin Bridge Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parson Cross Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| E-Act Parkwood Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Meynell Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rivelin Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Forge Valley School & Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Loxley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Fox Hill Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday Training Ground S6 1TJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Wadsley House Social S6 4AL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2023 |
| Hoo Wah S6 1TH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Jan 2025 |
| Greek Blue Sky S6 1TE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Dinemore Takeaways S6 1TH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Nurtured @ Middlewood S6 1TN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Taylor Shaw S6 4AJ | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 6 Dec 2024 |
| Marlcliffe Primary S6 4AJ | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2023 |
| The Green Shop S6 4ED | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2024 |
| Corner House Nursery School S6 4ED | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Antler S6 1TD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jan 2026 |
| Premier Stores - Gage's S6 1TQ | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2024 |
| CK's Cafe S6 1TQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Lucky Star S6 1TQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 4 Good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Middlewood Late Shopper S6 1TQ | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Marlcliffe Road (7); On or near Darwin Road (7); On or near Middlewood Road (5); On or near Dudley Road (3); On or near Marion Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Marion Road · Withens Avenue · Harris Road · Crofton Avenue · Dudley Road · Overton Road · Ferriby Road · Ganton Road · Hessle Road · The Drive · Hillsborough Grove · Marlcliffe Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.