Best places to live for commuting to Sheffield

Door-to-door commute times by train to Sheffield city centre from every neighbourhood in England, with typical house prices, good schools nearby and crime, so you can see where families can live within reach. Times are for the morning rush and include getting to the station and waiting for the train.

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neighbourhoods within 30 min

109

within 45 min

207

within an hour

11 min

quickest: Park Hill & Wybourn

Commuter towns, quickest first

Typical door-to-door time across each town's neighbourhoods, the quickest of them, the typical home price, and the neighbourhood with the best family score.

Town	Typical commute	Quickest	Typical home	Best for families
Sheffield	19 min	11 min	£196k	Ecclesall & Greystones
Brinsworth	25 min	25 min	£195k	Brinsworth
Waverley and Catcliffe	25 min	25 min	£274k	Catcliffe, Treeton & Waverley
Ecclesfield and Grenoside	27 min	27 min	£238k	Grenoside & Ecclesfield North
Oughtibridge	28 min	28 min	£286k	Oughtibridge & Bradfield
Dronfield	30 min	28 min	£292k	Dronfield South & Gosforth Lane
Rotherham	33 min	27 min	£154k	Herringthorpe
Chapeltown and High Green	34 min	32 min	£211k	Chapeltown
Chesterfield	34 min	33 min	£190k	Brookside & Walton
Thorpe Hesley	35 min	35 min	£230k	Thorpe Hesley
Brimington	36 min	34 min	£214k	New Whittington, Hollingwood & Barrow Hill
Staveley (Chesterfield)	40 min	38 min	£194k	Inkersall Green & Duckmanton
Birdwell	42 min	42 min	£180k	Birdwell
Wingerworth	42 min	40 min	£298k	Wingerworth & Holymoorside
Hoyland	43 min	43 min	£175k	Elsecar
Thrybergh and Dalton	43 min	43 min	£155k	Thrybergh & Hooton Roberts
Wickersley and Bramley	44 min	44 min	£215k	Wickersley North
North Wingfield and Holmewood	45 min	44 min	£202k	North Wingfield & Pilsley
Clay Cross	48 min	48 min	£200k	Clay Cross
Wombwell	48 min	48 min	£187k	Wombwell North
Deepcar	49 min	49 min	£240k	Deepcar & Bolsterstone
Rawmarsh	49 min	38 min	£147k	Rawmarsh North East
Swallownest and Aston	49 min	45 min	£204k	Swallownest & Wales
Swinton (Rotherham)	49 min	48 min	£182k	Swinton South
Bolsover	50 min	49 min	£196k	Bolsover South & Glapwell
Eckington (North East Derbyshire)	50 min	50 min	£175k	Eckington East & Renishaw
Worsbrough	51 min	51 min	£177k	Worsbrough
Barnsley	52 min	50 min	£167k	Kendray
Mexborough	52 min	51 min	£150k	Mexborough East
Wath upon Dearne	52 min	50 min	£178k	Wath upon Dearne
Barugh Green and Redbrook	52 min	52 min	£235k	Wilthorpe & Barugh Green
Scawthorpe and Cusworth	52 min	52 min	£183k	Scawthorpe
Doncaster	53 min	50 min	£164k	Bessacarr Bawtry Road
Oxspring	53 min	53 min	£366k	Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & Thurgoland
Stocksbridge	53 min	53 min	£188k	Stocksbridge
Bentley (Doncaster)	54 min	52 min	£122k	Bentley Rise
Darfield	54 min	54 min	£158k	Darfield & Great Houghton
Dodworth	54 min	54 min	£190k	Dodworth
Sprotbrough	54 min	54 min	£258k	Sprotbrough
Alfreton	56 min	56 min	£194k	Alfreton
Bolton upon Dearne	56 min	56 min	£135k	Bolton-upon-Dearne
Denaby Main	56 min	56 min	£150k	Conisbrough North
Derby	56 min	46 min	£214k	Allestree North
Kiveton Park	56 min	56 min	£249k	Kiveton, Todwick & Harthill
Conisbrough	57 min	57 min	£148k	Conisbrough South
Darton	57 min	56 min	£211k	Darton & Kexborough
Killamarsh	58 min	58 min	£214k	Killamarsh
North Anston	58 min	58 min	£216k	Anston & Woodsetts
Thurcroft	58 min	58 min	£184k	Thurcroft
Royston (Barnsley)	58 min	58 min	£182k	Royston West
Goldthorpe	59 min	59 min	£165k	Goldthorpe
Somercotes and Swanwick	59 min	58 min	£193k	Swanwick & Leabrooks
South Normanton	59 min	58 min	£187k	South Normanton West
Warmsworth	59 min	58 min	£171k	Warmsworth, Braithwell & Stainton
Cudworth and Shafton	60 min	58 min	£165k	Shafton & Upper Cudworth
Armthorpe	61 min	61 min	£185k	Armthorpe South
Barnburgh and Harlington	61 min	61 min	£260k	Cadeby, Hickleton & Hampole
Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	62 min	60 min	£206k	Edenthorpe & Mere Lane
Borrowash	62 min	62 min	£280k	Borrowash & Ockbrook
Dinnington (Rotherham)	62 min	61 min	£194k	Dinnington

Under 30 minutes from Sheffield city centre

72 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Ecclesall & Greystones, Sheffield	18 min	11 min	£407k	6 min	4 min	Very low	9.0 / 10
Endcliffe & Ranmoor, Sheffield	19 min	12 min	£340k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.5 / 10
Crookes, Sheffield	16 min	12 min	£269k	7 min	4 min	Very low	8.1 / 10
Broomhall, Sheffield	14 min	9 min	£397k	8 min	3 min	Low	7.8 / 10
Bents Green & Millhouses, Sheffield	20 min	13 min	£487k	12 min	4 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Springvale & Steel Bank, Sheffield	15 min	11 min	£270k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.4 / 10
Brincliffe & Sharrow Vale, Sheffield	16 min	11 min	£344k	8 min	4 min	Average	7.4 / 10
Sandygate & Crosspool, Sheffield	19 min	13 min	£415k	12 min	4 min	Very low	7.3 / 10
Woodseats, Sheffield	18 min	13 min	£234k	6 min	5 min	Low	7.2 / 10
Beauchief, Sheffield	22 min	15 min	£382k	9 min	5 min	Very low	7.2 / 10
Upper Stannington & Loxley, Sheffield	23 min	19 min	£325k	8 min	6 min	Very low	7.2 / 10
Walkley, Sheffield	16 min	12 min	£245k	7 min	6 min	Very low	7.0 / 10
Eckington West & Coal Aston, Dronfield	28 min	20 min	£290k	9 min	6 min	Very low	6.8 / 10
Meersbrook, Sheffield	15 min	10 min	£248k	6 min	5 min	Low	6.6 / 10
Malin Bridge & Wisewood, Sheffield	19 min	14 min	£228k	7 min	5 min	Low	6.5 / 10

30 to 45 minutes from Sheffield city centre

37 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Dronfield South & Gosforth Lane, Dronfield	31 min	18 min	£295k	12 min	4 min	Very low	7.4 / 10
Dronfield Woodhouse & Holmesfield, Dronfield	31 min	20 min	£350k	8 min	7 min	Very low	7.0 / 10
Chapeltown, Chapeltown and High Green	32 min	20 min	£220k	7 min	5 min	Average	6.9 / 10
Ashgate & Brockwell, Chesterfield	34 min	28 min	£221k	8 min	5 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Brookside & Walton, Chesterfield	36 min	28 min	£299k	13 min	5 min	Very low	6.7 / 10
Herringthorpe, Rotherham	37 min	19 min	£240k	9 min	3 min	Average	6.5 / 10
Spital & Hasland, Chesterfield	33 min	28 min	£186k	7 min	4 min	High	6.4 / 10
Wickersley North, Wickersley and Bramley	44 min	23 min	£215k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.3 / 10
Inkersall Green & Duckmanton, Staveley (Chesterfield)	38 min	30 min	£208k	8 min	4 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Wingerworth & Holymoorside, Wingerworth	40 min	30 min	£310k	13 min	7 min	Very low	5.7 / 10
Wickersley South, Bramley South & Whiston, Wickersley and Bramley	44 min	21 min	£210k	10 min	4 min	Average	5.7 / 10
New Whittington, Hollingwood & Barrow Hill, Brimington	38 min	27 min	£158k	7 min	5 min	Average	5.6 / 10
Elsecar, Hoyland	43 min	26 min	£175k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.6 / 10
High Green & Burncross, Chapeltown and High Green	36 min	22 min	£202k	7 min	8 min	Average	5.2 / 10
Eastwood & East Dene, Rotherham	36 min	22 min	£128k	7 min	3 min	Very high	5.1 / 10

45 minutes to an hour from Sheffield city centre

98 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Allestree North, Derby	58 min	59 min	£305k	10 min	4 min	Very low	8.2 / 10
Allestree South, Derby	57 min	61 min	£305k	9 min	4 min	Very low	8.0 / 10
Spondon North, Derby	58 min	61 min	£232k	9 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Darley Abbey, Derby	54 min	60 min	£285k	7 min	4 min	Average	7.6 / 10
Oakwood, Derby	57 min	63 min	£273k	12 min	5 min	Very low	6.7 / 10
Mickleover South, Derby	60 min	66 min	£270k	9 min	5 min	Low	6.7 / 10
Chellaston West & Shelton Lock, Derby	59 min	70 min	£245k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.6 / 10
Edenthorpe & Mere Lane, Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe	60 min	38 min	£212k	8 min	4 min	High	6.4 / 10
Normanton West, Derby	56 min	67 min	£246k	9 min	5 min	Low	6.3 / 10
Chaddesden North, Derby	54 min	62 min	£205k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.2 / 10
Ravenfield & Bramley North, Wickersley and Bramley	54 min	24 min	£237k	10 min	6 min	Very low	6.2 / 10
Littleover West & Heatherton, Derby	58 min	67 min	£350k	11 min	5 min	Low	6.2 / 10
Swanwick & Leabrooks, Somercotes and Swanwick	60 min	47 min	£220k	12 min	4 min	Low	6.2 / 10
Scawthorpe, Scawthorpe and Cusworth	53 min	38 min	£166k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.0 / 10
Darton & Kexborough, Darton	58 min	32 min	£220k	10 min	4 min	Low	6.0 / 10

An hour to 90 minutes from Sheffield city centre

359 neighbourhoods. The 15 with the best family score:

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Didsbury Village, Manchester	86 min	74 min	£400k	6 min	4 min	—	8.7 / 10
Plains Estate, Arnold	89 min	61 min	£250k	8 min	3 min	Very low	8.7 / 10
Cheadle Hulme South East, Cheadle Hulme	86 min	77 min	£418k	8 min	3 min	—	8.5 / 10
Roundhay West, Leeds	79 min	57 min	£428k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.4 / 10
Woodthorpe & Arno Vale, Arnold	85 min	58 min	£295k	8 min	4 min	Very low	8.3 / 10
Moortown, Leeds	79 min	55 min	£375k	8 min	4 min	Low	8.1 / 10
Bramhall North East, Bramhall	87 min	77 min	£450k	9 min	4 min	—	8.1 / 10
Poynton West, Poynton	88 min	75 min	£444k	7 min	5 min	Very low	7.9 / 10
Hazel Grove West, Hazel Grove	88 min	75 min	£350k	7 min	5 min	—	7.9 / 10
Tingley West & West Ardsley, East Ardsley	74 min	43 min	£272k	7 min	5 min	Very low	7.8 / 10
Wollaton Vale, Nottingham	82 min	56 min	£330k	10 min	4 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Edwalton, Edwalton	83 min	65 min	£455k	8 min	4 min	Low	7.7 / 10
Redhill, Arnold	90 min	60 min	£242k	9 min	3 min	Very low	7.7 / 10
Heaton Mersey, Stockport	73 min	70 min	£344k	7 min	5 min	—	7.6 / 10
Kimberley North & Watnall, Nuthall and Watnall	77 min	50 min	£243k	7 min	4 min	Low	7.6 / 10

Most affordable with good schools, within an hour

A Good or Outstanding primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or Outstanding secondary within a 15-minute drive, and average or lower crime, cheapest first.

Neighbourhood	By train, door to door	By car (light traffic)	Typical home	Walk to a Good+ primary	Drive to a Good+ secondary	Crime	Family score
Bolton-upon-Dearne, Bolton upon Dearne	56 min	34 min	£135k	8 min	5 min	Average	4.6 / 10
Normanton North & Peartree, Derby	52 min	65 min	£147k	6 min	6 min	Average	4.6 / 10
New Whittington, Hollingwood & Barrow Hill, Brimington	38 min	27 min	£158k	7 min	5 min	Average	5.6 / 10
Scawthorpe, Scawthorpe and Cusworth	53 min	38 min	£166k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.0 / 10
Intake, Sheffield	17 min	8 min	£173k	7 min	4 min	Average	6.0 / 10
Elsecar, Hoyland	43 min	26 min	£175k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.6 / 10
South Normanton West, South Normanton	58 min	41 min	£177k	8 min	8 min	Average	4.1 / 10
Swinton South, Swinton (Rotherham)	50 min	30 min	£180k	9 min	5 min	Low	4.8 / 10
Birdwell, Birdwell	42 min	22 min	£180k	9 min	5 min	Average	4.9 / 10
Stocksbridge, Stocksbridge	53 min	29 min	£188k	9 min	14 min	Average	3.6 / 10
Woodhouse Mill, Sheffield	26 min	14 min	£189k	9 min	10 min	Low	4.5 / 10
Dodworth, Dodworth	54 min	27 min	£190k	10 min	5 min	Average	5.0 / 10
Royston West, Royston (Barnsley)	59 min	39 min	£194k	6 min	5 min	Average	5.8 / 10
Brinsworth, Brinsworth	25 min	17 min	£195k	8 min	4 min	Average	6.5 / 10
Charnock & Basegreen, Sheffield	20 min	9 min	£195k	8 min	5 min	Average	6.0 / 10

Questions

Where can I live within an hour of Sheffield city centre?

207 neighbourhoods in England are within 60 minutes of Sheffield city centre door to door by train, 109 within 45 minutes and 72 within 30. The commuter towns table above lists the towns, quickest first.

What are the best places to live for families commuting to Sheffield city centre?

The lists above rank neighbourhoods at each commute time on a family score: how far it is to walk to a Good or Outstanding primary school, how far to drive to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation. Within 45 minutes, the top is Ecclesall & Greystones.

Where is cheapest to live with good schools within an hour of Sheffield city centre?

Of the neighbourhoods within 60 minutes with a Good or better primary within a 15-minute walk, a Good or better secondary within a 15-minute drive and average or lower crime, the cheapest typical home price is in Bolton-upon-Dearne (£135k).

How are the commute times worked out?

Door to door at the morning peak. By train: getting from homes to the neighbourhood's best station (walking, or driving and parking where the station is more than 20 minutes' walk), the typical train leaving between 07:00 and 08:45 including the wait, then the walk from the arrival station. The fastest train on a line is often a few minutes quicker. Car times are a typical drive without rush-hour traffic, so expect longer at peak times.

Family score: each neighbourhood's place in England (0 to 10) on walking time to a Good or Outstanding primary, driving time to a Good or Outstanding secondary, recorded crime and deprivation, averaged. School times are from the middle of the neighbourhood. Prices are typical sales over the latest 12 months.