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Walkley

Middle area

East Sheffield. 9,178 people in 1.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

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

Median sale price
£248,000
2,640th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,025
2,099th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Walkley compares

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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. Walkley is £248,000.
£248,00022nd highest
Population70 middle areas, Sheffield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sheffield70 areas from 5,205 to 12,869. The middle area is 7,678. Walkley is 9,025.
9,02523rd 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%. Walkley is 93.9%.
93.9%22nd lowest
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%. Walkley is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 22nd 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 Walkley 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
Walkley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Walkley was £248,000 in 2025.

Walkley had 9,025 usual residents at the census.

In Walkley, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Walkley, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.