Buying a home in S1, Sheffield. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£188kmost £141k–£236k
Houses per m²£2,692flats £2,848
Sold last year26219 in five years
Prices in Sheffield+2.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in S1 sold for £188,404 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £141,103 and £235,829, for about 85 m² of space. That is 23% less than the same home across Sheffield (£244,000).

26 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £115k for one bedroom.

Across Sheffield, prices are up 2.8% on a year ago and up 22.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £967 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £859 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £38,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.

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House prices in S1 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
3£188,404£141k–£236k85 m²7

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses——£188k——
Terraced——£188k——
Flats£115k£143k———

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across S1

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
S1 1—£2,962
S1 2—£2,993
S1 4£2,427£2,718

Schools near S1

Best state primary within 2 kmLowfield Community Primary School62% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%13 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmMercia School78.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%24 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about S1

Is S1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 23% less than across Sheffield; prices in Sheffield are up 2.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (62% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (78.5% against 43.8%); 26 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in S1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in S1 sold for £188,404 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £141,103 and £235,829.

Is S1 expensive for Sheffield?

A 3-bedroom house in S1 costs 23% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Sheffield (£244,000).

How many homes sell in S1 each year?

26 homes sold in the last year and 219 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near S1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Lowfield Community Primary School, where 62% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near S1?

For a 3-bedroom house, S3 (£147k, 1 km), S4 (£122k, 3 km), S9 (£161k, 4 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.