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S3 8LN

In Sheffield · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
2,781
Incidents, 12 months
Median price
£162,000
HM Land Registry sold prices
Plain-English summary

S3 8LN has no identified flood band. Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood stands at 2,781 incidents in the past year, up 1.9% on a year ago but down 5.4% over three years. Violence and sexual offences remain the most common category, as they were three years ago. The median sold price for the postcode sector is £162,000, down 20.7% over the past year and 7.7% over three years, below both the district and national medians.

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House prices in depth

The postcode sector median sold price is £162,000. That sits below the wider district median of £210,000 and the national median of £284,238. Prices are down 20.7% over the past year and 7.7% over three years, so the longer view is lower as well. Within the sector, flats have a median of £145,000 from 151 sales, terraced homes £356,532 from 14 sales, and semi-detached homes £240,000 from just 1 sale. The smaller counts should be treated as indicative rather than typical.

Crime in context

Recorded crime in the immediate neighbourhood totals 2,781 incidents in the past year. That is 1.9% higher than a year ago, but 5.4% lower than three years ago. Violence and sexual offences are the most common category now, and they were also the most common category three years ago. These figures describe recorded incidents in the area, giving a current picture of the main crime pattern and how it has moved over time.

Flood risk

The flood band is listed as none identified.

Written from official dataUpdated 2026-07

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-07Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in the nearby postcode sector (a small cluster of streets), last 24 months.

Apr 21May 26

Range £105,220 – £408,500

Median sale price
£162,000
Sales
183

By property type

Median sold price by type across S3 8, last 24 months.

  • Flat£145,000(151 sales)
  • Terraced£356,532(14 sales)
  • Semi-detached£240,000(1 sale)

Types shown greyed have too few recent sales for a reliable median — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

Sector median £162,000 vs the wider district £210,000 · national £284,238.

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
2,781
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences
Police.uk release · 2026-07

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

August 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £163,500 to £162,000 · Crime: 2,781 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Median price recorded at £163,500 · Crime: 2,735 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £162,000 · Crime: 2,781 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £162,500 · Crime: 2,735 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £163,875 · Crime: 2,718 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £164,438 · Crime: 2,778 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £163,688 · Crime: 2,811 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £160,000 · Crime: 2,844 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £165,550 · Crime: 2,830 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £176,000 · Crime: 2,789 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £179,000 · Crime: 2,771 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £180,000 · Crime: 2,768 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £181,000 · Crime: 2,736 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £180,500 · Crime: 2,704 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £182,000 · Crime: 2,728 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £182,000 · Crime: 2,989 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £182,000 · Crime: 3,127 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £182,000 · Crime: 3,222 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £182,000 · Crime: 3,223 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £182,000 · Crime: 3,219 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £182,000 · Crime: 3,231 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £182,000 · Crime: 3,266 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £182,000 · Crime: 3,263 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024
September 2024reconstructed
Sector median £180,000 · Crime: 3,284 incidents in the 12 months to September 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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