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Sheffield

South Yorkshire's university city

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South Yorkshire's university city

Sheffield combines two universities, major teaching hospitals and one of the UK's largest city-centre rebuilding programmes, with the council working towards around 20,000 new homes. The average home costs around £222,000, and prices rose more than 51% in the ten years to 2025.

£222,000
Average Sheffield home
51%
Price growth, 2016 – 2025
£925
Average private rent (pcm)
4.4%
Annual rent growth

Regeneration

A city transforming

  • Heart of the City IIA £470m scheme across seven hectares: 420 homes, Grade A offices, two hotels and 250,000 sq ft of retail and leisure.
  • Connecting SheffieldA £21m programme backed by the South Yorkshire Mayor, upgrading transport links and public spaces across the city centre.
  • MoorfootAround 725 homes with commercial, retail and public space on former brownfield land.
  • Northern Powerhouse RailA £45bn programme including electrification between Leeds and Sheffield.

Connected

Travel times by train

  • Manchester50 mins
  • London St Pancras2 hrs 5 mins

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Our Sheffield developments

Sources: ONS and HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents (June 2026); Sheffield City Council; South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority; Department for Transport; New Spring House developer materials (2026). Figures are indicative and may change. All prices are indicative only and subject to change. Please speak to a Legacy Investment specialist to confirm prices and availability.

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