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202 places that can help311 NHS services14 foodbank shopping listsLife expectancy in Sheffield is 78.9 years for men and 82.4 for women (England 79.7 and 83.5) 2023 – 2511.5% of Sheffield adults smoke, similar to England OHID Fingertips1,246,438 prescription items dispensed by Sheffield GP practices in June 2025 NHS BSA69 libraries on the map OpenStreetMap305 community centres mapped OpenStreetMap424 public toilets, with accessibility notes OpenStreetMap

Help near you

Foodbanks, community kitchens, libraries, community venues and verified support drop-ins in and around Sheffield, nearest first. Ring before you set off where there is a number, because opening times change.

NHS services in Sheffield

For urgent medical help call 999. For advice on the right service call 111 or use 111 online. Details below come from the NHS organisation register; check the practice’s own page for opening times and registration.

GP practices, pharmacies and dentists: NHS England Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. Locations are postcode centres. 111.nhs.uk · NHS service search

202 places

Foodbank locations and shopping lists from Give Food. Community venues from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Libraries, family hubs and housing offices from Sheffield City Council open data, Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not run any of these services; details can change without notice.

Public health

How healthy is Sheffield?

Sheffield health at a glance

Latest published values for Sheffield against England, with OHID's own verdict on whether the difference is statistically meaningful.

MeasureSheffieldEnglandCompared
Life expectancy at birth, men2023 – 2578.979.7▼worse than England
Life expectancy at birth, women2023 – 2582.483.5▼worse than England
Healthy life expectancy, men2022 – 2457.460.9▼worse than England
Healthy life expectancy, women2022 – 2457.461.3▼worse than England
Adults who smoke202411.5%10.4%●similar to England
Physically active adults2024/2569.8%68.0%●similar to England
Adults overweight or living with obesity2024/2567.4%64.6%●similar to England
Year 6 children living with obesity2024/2524.1%22.2%▼worse than England
Reception children overweight or living with obesity2024/2524.6%23.5%▼worse than England
Alcohol-related hospital admissions2023/24, per 100,000, Increasing and getting worse630504▼worse than England
Adults with low life satisfaction2022/236.9%5.6%●similar to England
Adults with high anxiety2022/2320.8%23.3%●similar to England
Children in relative low income families2024/2528.5%19.8%▼worse than England
Deaths attributable to particulate air pollution20245.5%5.3%▲higher than England

What Sheffield GP practices prescribe

1,246,438 prescription items were dispensed for 94 Sheffield practices in June 2025, at a cost of £8,833,481. The most prescribed items:

  1. Atorvastatin 20mg tablets 36,742 items
  2. Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules 26,075 items
  3. Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules 23,322 items
  4. Amlodipine 5mg tablets 22,438 items
  5. Lansoprazole 15mg gastro-resistant capsules 17,832 items
  6. Amlodipine 10mg tablets 17,317 items
  7. Atorvastatin 40mg tablets 16,840 items
  8. Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets 16,650 items
  9. Atorvastatin 80mg tablets 15,199 items
  10. Paracetamol 500mg tablets 15,028 items

Busiest practices by items: Meadowgreen Health Centre (51,874) · Chapelgreen Practice (39,509) · Woodhouse Medical Centre (38,818) · Forge Health Group (32,503) · Clover Group Practice (31,405)

Health indicators: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, Fingertips, Open Government Licence v3.0. Prescribing: NHS Business Services Authority English Prescribing Dataset, Open Government Licence v3.0. Fingertips · NHSBSA Open Data · All data sources

Places that help

Libraries, community centres, public toilets and defibrillators mapped across the city.

© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Positions and details are as mapped by volunteers; check before relying on them. Contains data from the Toilet Map © 2025, CC BY 4.0 (toiletmap.org.uk).

Male life expectancy, Sheffield and England
Male life expectancy, Sheffield and EnglandMale life expectancy, Sheffield and EnglandSheffieldEngland019.939.959.879.72001 – 032004 – 062007 – 092010 – 122013 – 152016 – 182019 – 212022 – 24
Male life expectancy, Sheffield and England
PointSheffieldEngland
2001 – 0375.776.2
2002 – 0476.176.5
2003 – 0576.576.8
2004 – 0676.977.2
2005 – 0777.177.5
2006 – 0877.477.8
2007 – 0977.678.1
2008 – 107878.4
2009 – 1178.378.8
2010 – 1278.679.1
2011 – 1378.779.3
2012 – 1478.879.4
2013 – 1578.779.4
2014 – 1678.979.5
2015 – 1779.179.5
2016 – 1879.379.6
2017 – 1979.179.7
2018 – 2078.479.3
2019 – 2178.479
2020 – 2278.178.9
2021 – 2378.479.1
2022 – 2478.579.5
2023 – 2578.979.7
Adult smoking prevalence, Sheffield and England
Adult smoking prevalence, Sheffield and EnglandAdult smoking prevalence, Sheffield and EnglandSheffieldEngland05.110.115.120.22011201320152017201920212023
Adult smoking prevalence, Sheffield and England
PointSheffieldEngland
201120.219.8
201220.219.3
201318.818.4
201417.217.8
201518.416.9
20161615.5
20171714.9
201812.514.4
201913.913.9
202011.112.8
202112.412.1
202210.911.5
20239.710.9
202411.510.4
Most prescribed items at Sheffield GP practices
Most prescribed items at Sheffield GP practicesMost prescribed items at Sheffield GP practicesItems dispensed09185.51837127556.536742Atorvastatin 20mg tabletsOmeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsulesLansoprazole 15mg gastro-resistant capsulesAtorvastatin 40mg tabletsAtorvastatin 80mg tablets
Most prescribed items at Sheffield GP practices
PointItems dispensed
Atorvastatin 20mg tablets36742
Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules26075
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules23322
Amlodipine 5mg tablets22438
Lansoprazole 15mg gastro-resistant capsules17832
Amlodipine 10mg tablets17317
Atorvastatin 40mg tablets16840
Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets16650
Atorvastatin 80mg tablets15199
Paracetamol 500mg tablets15028