A Guide For Those Seeking New Homes in Sheffield

Welcome to New Homes Sheffieldthe website which aims to provide invaluable information for people searching for new homes in Sheffield.

The city of Sheffield is situated on the banks of the River Sheaf, in the west riding of Yorkshire. Gaining city status in 1893, the metropolitan borough is home to 530,000 residents. Some of the most famous Sheffield property is within its complex of theatres, The Lyceum theatre and The Crucible Theatre, which make up the largest theatre complex outside of London.

Another famous Sheffield Property is the Millennium Art Gallery. The gallery hosts the collection of the Guild of St George and has many visiting exhibitions such as the Victoria and Albert Museum and Tate Collections.

The Bright Finance Stadium is home to the world’s oldest football club, Sheffield F.C. Other sporting facilities in the city include Don valley International Athletics Stadium; the United Kingdom’s largest athletics stadium with a capacity of 25000, Sheffield Arena, and IceSheffield; which is home to Sheffield’s ski village, which is the largest artificial ski resort in Europe.

There are two universities in Sheffield, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University. University of Sheffield is one of the original red brick universities and specializes in Engineering, whilst the Sheffield Hallam University is one of the largest universities in the country with 30,000 students and specializes in Architecture.

Sheffield is also in close commuting distance to Manchester, Leeds and Nottingham, making a new home in Sheffield an ideal location for residents who need to commute.

Sheffield Winter Gardens is one of the largest temperate glasshouses to be built in the United Kingdom in the last century and home to a stunning green world in the centre of the city. The gardens are adjacent to the Peace Gardens and Millennium Galleries offering visitors plenty of choice in a close proximity and are examples of other Sheffield Property that should not be missed.

On these pages we aim to tell you more about life in Sheffield, it’s history, educational facilities, associations and organizations to ensure that your search for a new home in Sheffield is both well informed and fruitful.

AREAS OR SUBURBS OF SHEFFIELD

Pipworth 

Granville

Owler

Whiteways

Hartleybooks

Monteney

Fox hill

Marlcliffe

Stammington

Loxley

CLOSE TO SHEFFIELD

Heeley – 1.8 miles

darnall – 2.8 miles

walkley – 3.7 miles

fulwood – 4.1 miles

brinsworth – 5 miles

loxley – 5.3 miles

Roterham – 6.13 miles

doncaster – 20.4 miles

worksop- 17.7 miles

barnsley – 15.1 miles

wakesfield – 24.5 miles

FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM SHEFFIELD

Joanne Harris – Author and most famously wrote ‘Chocolat’

Robert Eadon - Leader, journalist and historian

Owen Aaronovitch - Actor

Lesley Ash - Actress

Peter Glossop - Opera Singer 

Tim Lever - Music Producer

Michael Palin - Comedian, Actor, and Travel Presenter

Rony Robinson- Broadcaster and Writer

Alex Turner - musician, vocalist and songwriter for the band ‘Arctic Monkeys’

David Blunkett - former Cabinet minister (Education Secretary, Home Secretary, and Work and Pensions Secretary)

Brent Charlesworth - former Lord Mayor of Nottingham and Sheriff of Nottingham

Harry Brearley - inventor of Stainless steel

Hans Adolf Krebs – biochemist and the winner of the 1953 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine

Sir Harry Kroto – chemist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistr

Helen Sharman - astronaut and the first Briton in space

Gordon Banks - footballer

Charles Clegg - former England footballer and Chairman of the Football Association

Michael Vaughan - Captain of the England cricket team from 2003 to 2008

Mary Queen of Scots - was held under house arrest in Sheffield Manor and Castle for 14 years