S4 7AZ Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

S4 7AZ is a postcode in Burngreave, Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near S4 7AZ, then scores the surrounding small area 39/100 - bottom 20% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around S4 7AZ are housing and safety, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for S4 7AZ is based on Sheffield 020 Census 2021. It covers 9,259 residents, 4,676 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 31, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 52% owner-occupied, 28% privately rented, 20% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near S4 7AZ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the S4 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £75k from 20 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near S4 7AZ can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 11 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab lists 12 nearby child-friendly activities by type, with age range, venue, distance and provider links where available.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near S4 7AZ by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around S4 7AZ is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 38 HMO licences, 6 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.