Hillsborough
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Hillsborough at a glance
- House prices
- £215,000
- Lower prices24th percentile
- Schools
- 35th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 53rd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 97.5 per 1,000 residents
- Weak26th percentile
- Flood risk
- 10.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle71st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Hillsborough a good place to live?
Hillsborough may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Sheffield below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Hillsborough
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 97.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 26th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Hillsborough
House prices
- Median sale price
- £215,000
- Percentile
- 24th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 244 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Hillsborough
Schools
35th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Hillsborough
Flood risk
10.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.9% of the area. That is the 71st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Hillsborough
Transport
53rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Hillsborough a good place to live?
Hillsborough may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Hillsborough safe?
Hillsborough ranks in the 26th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Hillsborough?
The median sale price was £215,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 24th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Hillsborough?
Schools rank in the 35th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Hillsborough?
Nearby public profiles include East Ecclesfield in Sheffield and Nether Edge & Sharrow in Sheffield.
