Compare

Birley

Middle area

South east Sheffield. 11,461 people in 3.6 square kilometres.

Open in map

Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Birley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£171,000
873rd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,129
548th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Birley compares

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

BirleyMiddle
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. Birley is £171,000.
£171,00023rd lowest
Population70 middle areas, Sheffield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sheffield70 areas from 5,205 to 12,869. The middle area is 7,678. Birley is 11,129.
11,1294th highest
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%. Birley is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
Claimant rate70 middle areas, Sheffield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Sheffield70 areas from 0.8% to 11.3%. The middle area is 3.8%. Birley is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 28th lowest

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 Birley 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.6
55th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Birley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Birley was £171,000 in 2025.

Birley had 11,129 usual residents at the census.

In Birley, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Birley, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.