Typical 3-bedroom house£147kmost £129k–£204k
Houses per m²£2,423flats £3,097
Sold last year60355 in five years
Prices in Sheffield+2.8%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in S3 sold for £147,140 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £128,810 and £203,870, for about 88 m² of space. That is 40% less than the same home across Sheffield (£244,000).
60 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £107k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S3 9 (£1,835) and the most in S3 8 (£3,732).
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 £671 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £29,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.
Questions about S3
Is S3 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 40% less than across Sheffield; prices in Sheffield are up 2.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (78.5% against 43.8%); 60 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 S3?
A typical 3-bedroom house in S3 sold for £147,140 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £128,810 and £203,870.
Is S3 expensive for Sheffield?
A 3-bedroom house in S3 costs 40% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Sheffield (£244,000).
How many homes sell in S3 each year?
60 homes sold in the last year and 355 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near S3?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam), where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near S3?
For a 3-bedroom house, S4 (£122k, 2 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.