Watson Road Sheffield
27 addresses across 2 postcodes (S10), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34403601.
- Sales: 25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £378,641 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 9, E: 1, F: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Lynwood Gardens, is about 430 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 147 to 160 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Broomhill Surgery, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 17% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 121 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 | 1 | £378,641 | £378,641 | £378,641 |
| 2024 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £850,000 | £850,000 | £850,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £530,000 | £530,000 | £530,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £525,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £327,492 | £327,492 | £327,492 |
| 2018 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £432,500 | £432,500 | £432,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £298,000 | £298,000 | £298,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £239,950 | £239,950 | £239,950 |
| 2010 | 2 | £255,000 | £220,000 | £290,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £212,000 | £212,000 | £212,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2025 | 69 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £378,641 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Nov 2024 | 67 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2023 | 28 S10 2SD | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2022 | 81 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £530,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 56 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £400,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2021 | 8 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £400,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Mar 2021 | 18 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £525,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 69 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £327,492 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 69 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £327,492 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Feb 2019 | 73 S10 2SD | Detached | £375,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 May 2018 | 81 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £440,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2017 | 18 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £432,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Aug 2014 | 18 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £298,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2013 | 69 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £239,950 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Aug 2010 | 81 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2010 | 65 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £220,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Oct 2008 | 8 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £212,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Jun 2007 | 61 S10 2SD | Detached | £249,995 | |
| 8 Nov 2004 | 18 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £317,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jul 2004 | 63 S10 2SD | Detached | £196,950 | |
| 26 Jul 2002 | 71 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2001 | 16 S10 2SD | Terraced | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jun 1998 | 40 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £133,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 May 1998 | 58 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £93,000 | |
| 16 Oct 1995 | 58 S10 2SD | Semi-detached | £60,000 |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 158 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (11); House, detached (2); Bungalow, mid-terrace (1). Built: before 1900 (7); 1996-2002 (2); 1900-1929 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (36% of about 1,970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Broomhill. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- THE MOUNT, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 11 Broomfield Road Broomhill Sheffield S10 2SE, permissioned (70 m)
- RBS 184 - 186 Whitham Road Sheffield, permissioned (170 m)
- Willis House Peel Street Sheffield S10 2PQ, permissioned (190 m)
- Data Media And Research Ltd. West Mount 463 Glossop Road Sheffield S10 2QD, permissioned (200 m)
- Silk Boutique 221 Fulwood Road Sheffield S10 3BA, permissioned (220 m)
- 99 Whitham Road Sheffield S10 2SL, permissioned (230 m)
- 9-13 Ashgate Road, Sheffield S10, permissioned (280 m)
- 59 Clarkehouse Road Sheffield S10 2LE, permissioned (340 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 13 September 2026: NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC, Remedial works, two-way signals, on the footway, carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S10 2SD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S10 2SN | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 27 addresses are between 147 m and 160 m above sea level (153 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S10 2SD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S10 2SN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | University of Sheffield | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Netherthorpe Road | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| West Street | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 44 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Newbould Lane/Watson Road Broomhill | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/A4 Sheffield Centre | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Broomhill Shops Rooftop Car Park | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 52.1 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Broomhill Surgery | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 487-491 | 280 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 280 m |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Sheffield Cashzone | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lynwood Gardens 5,690 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 7.5 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tara Springs 800 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,510 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holberry Gardens Allotment Gardens 1,990 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Mount, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m south-west. 145 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Mount | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south-west |
| King Edward Vii Upper School | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south-east |
| Right Hand Glasshouse on North West Side of Botanical Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Central Glasshouse on North West Side of Botanical Gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Sheffield Botanical Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 650 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Endcliffe Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Reaps Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 27 |
4 of the street's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broomhill Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 70 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King Edward VII School | Secondary | 11–18 | 200 m | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Broomhall Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Westways Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Springfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lydgate Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lydgate Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hunter's Bar Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hunter's Bar Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Marie's School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Notre Dame High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Shaw S10 2SA | School/college/university | 70 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Broomhill Breakfast Club S10 2SA | School/college/university | 70 m | 5 Very good | 12 Oct 2018 |
| St Marks Church S10 2SE | Other catering premises | 70 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2025 |
| NOMAD'S CUP LTD S10 2PL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 4 Good | 8 Jul 2025 |
| Beech Hill Nursery Ltd S10 2SB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Sunshine Day Nursery S10 2SB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Good Taste S10 2SN | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 1 Mar 2025 |
| The Discovery Rutland Hotel S10 2PY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 25 May 2024 |
| Falafel King East S10 2SR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jul 2025 |
| The Nottingham House S10 2SR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Grind Cafe S10 2SS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Trixie’s Pantry S10 2SP | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Broomhill Woodfire Pizza S10 2SP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Taste of Thailand S10 2SS | Other catering premises | 180 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Flavours S10 2SS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 16 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Peel Street (35); On or near Broomfield Road (16); On or near Severn Road (12); On or near Turners Lane (8); On or near Parking Area (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 24 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 to 9 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
Beech Hill Road · Newbould Lane · Broomfield Road · Whitham Road · Beaufort Road · St Mark's Crescent · Nile Street · Glossop Road · Chandos Street · Parker's Road · Bank Terrace · Severn 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.