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Philadelphia, Sheffield
Inside the Philadelphia boundary: 2 places, 1 charity.
Coming up in this neighbourhood
No upcoming events are located inside this boundary yet.
Businesses and places
Place
Sheffield S6 Foodbank Hillsborough
Trussell Trust foodbank centre providing emergency food parcels (voucher needed).
Place
Tesco Pharmacy – Upperthorpe
In-store pharmacy just north-west of the city centre serving the S6 area.
Charities based here
Charity
The Philadelphia Network Limited
A Christian Church with Anglican Baptist and Free Church expression. Operating from St Thomas' Church Philadelphia S6 3BL and the King's Centre Christian Church S11 9EH.…
NHS services here
GP practices, pharmacies and dentists whose postcode centre is inside this boundary, from the NHS organisation register. For urgent help call 999 or 111.
- Pharmacy Tesco Instore Pharmacy 50 Montgomery Terrace Road, Upperthorpe, Sheffield S6 3BU
Landmarks and heritage
4 listed buildings, landmarks and plaques whose recorded position is inside this boundary, from Wikidata and Open Plaques.
- Listed or scheduled Sheffield Royal Infirmary Grade II* listed building · since 1792 former hospital in South Yorkshire, England, UK Wikipedia · Photo on Commons · Heritage List entry
- Listed or scheduled Centenary House Grade II listed building house in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK Photo on Commons · Heritage List entry
- Listed or scheduled The Roundhouse Grade II listed building architectural structure in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK Heritage List entry
- Listed or scheduled The Ski Lodge Grade II listed building gatehouse in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK Photo on Commons · Heritage List entry
Ofcom Connected Nations 2025
Broadband and mobile in Philadelphia
888 premises in 4 census output areas whose population centres fall inside this boundary, as reported to Ofcom for July 2025.
Fixed broadband availability
- Gigabit-capable
- 97% Sheffield 93%
- 300 Mbit/s or faster
- 97% Sheffield 94%
- Superfast (30 Mbit/s or faster)
- 99% Sheffield 98%
- Cannot get 10 Mbit/s
- 0% Sheffield 0%
- Below the broadband USO
- 0% Sheffield 0%
Mobile signal
Mobile coverage is published for Sheffield as a whole: outdoor 4G from all four operators reaches 99.8% of premises, 5G from at least one operator 99.7%, and a good outdoor 4G or 5G signal from every operator 96.1%.
Availability means a service could be ordered at the address in July 2025; it is not a measured speed. Data edition: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, published 19 November 2025.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 data downloads (data for July 2025, published 19 November 2025), Ofcom copyright, reproduced under Ofcom's terms of use and the Open Government Licence v3.0. Output areas placed with ONS Open Geography lookups and population-weighted centroids, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 data · All data sources
Wildlife recorded here
3 dated observations inside this boundary in the last twelve months, from GBIF and iNaturalist. Each is a sighting on the day shown by the person credited; they are not a guarantee that a species is still there.
- Plant Sow Thistle Sonchus L. 1 Jan 2026 · Blacker, Polly; Cornah, Tony · GBIF, CC BY 4.0
- Plant Hazel Corylus avellana 1 Jan 2026 · Blacker, Polly; Cornah, Tony · GBIF, CC BY 4.0
- Plant Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris 1 Jan 2026 · Blacker, Polly; Cornah, Tony · GBIF, CC BY 4.0
Homes and prices
What sold in Philadelphia
Completed sales registered from 13 Sep 2025 to 30 Jul 2026. 8 standard sales inside this boundary.
- Median price
- £133,250
- Middle half of sales
- £117,500 to £203,000
- Sheffield median
- £215,000
- Flat or maisonette
- £123,250 6 sales
Most recent registered sales
- Jun 2026 Cross Bedford Street Flat or maisonette, leasehold £110,000
- May 2026 Infirmary Road Flat or maisonette, leasehold £110,000
- Apr 2026 Midvale Close Terraced £212,000
- Apr 2026 Burgoyne Road Terraced £250,000
- Mar 2026 Cross Bedford Street Flat or maisonette, leasehold £140,000
- Oct 2025 Cross Bedford Street Flat or maisonette, leasehold £120,000
- Oct 2025 Cross Bedford Street Flat or maisonette, leasehold £126,500
- Oct 2025 Bedford Street Flat or maisonette, leasehold £200,000
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Medians use standard sales only; the Land Registry’s additional category (for example buy-to-let and repossessions) is excluded. Data is published around a month in arrears and does not include every sale. Price Paid Data · All data sources
Census 2021
Who lives in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is smaller than a census area, so these figures describe the census area whose population centre is nearest to it (Sheffield 026C, 1,664 residents).
Ages
- Under 15
- 18% Sheffield 17%
- 15 to 24
- 13% Sheffield 16%
- 25 to 44
- 34% Sheffield 26%
- 45 to 64
- 20% Sheffield 24%
- 65 and over
- 15% Sheffield 17%
Homes
- Owned
- 30% Sheffield 59%
- Social rented
- 36% Sheffield 23%
- Private rented
- 34% Sheffield 19%
- One-person households
- 41% Sheffield 33%
- Detached
- 3% Sheffield 15%
- Semi-detached
- 30% Sheffield 38%
- Terraced
- 38% Sheffield 26%
- Flats
- 30% Sheffield 21%
Work and study, residents aged 16 and over
- In work
- 47% Sheffield 53%
- Full-time students
- 15% Sheffield 14%
- Retired
- 16% Sheffield 20%
- Unemployed
- 4% Sheffield 4%
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Census 2021 tables via Nomis; population-weighted centroids from ONS Open Geography, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census 2021 on Nomis · All data sources
In numbers
Philadelphia in numbers
The same census and Land Registry figures shown above, drawn so the shape is easier to see, and set against every other Sheffield neighbourhood. Hover or tab to a bar for its value; every chart has its data as a table.
Ages
Homes
| Area | Owned | Social rented | Private rented |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 29.7% | 36% | 34.3% |
| Sheffield | 58.6% | 22.6% | 18.8% |
| Area | Detached | Semi-detached | Terraced | Flats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 2.9% | 29.5% | 37.7% | 29.9% |
| Sheffield | 15% | 38% | 26% | 21% |
Sold prices by month
Only 8 sales were registered inside Philadelphia in the last twelve months; the monthly chart needs at least 12.
| Area | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | £117,500 | £133,250 | £203,000 | 8 |
| Sheffield | £162,500 | £215,000 | £305,000 | 4,999 |
How this neighbourhood compares
Philadelphia is smaller than a census area, so it borrows a neighbour’s figures and is left out of the comparisons rather than counted twice.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Census 2021 tables via Nomis; population-weighted centroids from ONS Open Geography, contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. All data sources
Neighbouring areas
- Upperthorpe 5
- Neepsend 51
- Netherthorpe 10
- Saint Vincent's and Shalesmoor 10
- Walkley 5
- Parkwood Springs 7
- Crookesmoor 2
- Hillsborough 28
Neighbourhood boundaries by Data for Action, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used with credit. Snapshot 946d748, published 16 Dec 2025, last checked 13 Sep 2026. Records are placed by their stored coordinates; a point on a shared boundary belongs to the first neighbourhood in the source file. All data sources