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Nether Edge and Sharrow

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South east Sheffield. About 25,286 people in 3.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Nether Edge and Sharrow, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
23,836
64th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
73.8%
405th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Nether Edge and Sharrow compares

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

Nether Edge and SharrowMiddle
Population28 wards, Sheffield · 2021
Population: every ward in Sheffield28 areas from 16,683 to 27,289. The middle area is 18,971. Nether Edge and Sharrow is 23,836.
23,8362nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage28 wards, Sheffield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Sheffield28 areas from 73.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.1%. Nether Edge and Sharrow is 92.7%.
92.7%9th lowest
Claimant rate28 wards, Sheffield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Sheffield28 areas from 0.9% to 9.9%. The middle area is 3.6%. Nether Edge and Sharrow is 5.2%.
5.2%10th highest
Aged 15 to 6428 wards, Sheffield · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Sheffield28 areas from 55.7% to 94.7%. The middle area is 63.8%. Nether Edge and Sharrow is 73.8%.
73.8%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Sheffield

These figures are published for the whole of Sheffield, not for each ward, so they describe all of Sheffield and not Nether Edge and Sharrow 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
Nether Edge and Sharrow in brief

Nether Edge and Sharrow had 23,836 usual residents at the census.

In Nether Edge and Sharrow, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Nether Edge and Sharrow, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

73.8% of residents in Nether Edge and Sharrow were aged 15 to 64 at the census.