Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Southey at a glance
- House prices
- £172,000
- Lower prices11th percentile
- Schools
- 56th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 60th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 141 per 1,000 residents
- Weak10th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle35th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Southey a good place to live?
Southey may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. 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 Southey
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 141 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 10th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Southey
House prices
- Median sale price
- £172,000
- Percentile
- 11th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 139 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 Southey
Schools
56th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Southey
Flood risk
2.8% 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 1.7% of the area. That is the 35th 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 Southey
Transport
60th 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 Southey a good place to live?
Southey may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Southey safe?
Southey ranks in the 10th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Southey?
The median sale price was £172,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 11th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Southey?
Schools rank in the 56th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Southey?
Nearby public profiles include Burngreave in Sheffield and Park & Arbourthorne in Sheffield.
