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Best places to live in Greater Sheffield

9 municipalities with 1,866,055 residents within about 35 km of Sheffield, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Sheffield, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Derbyshire Dales
    South and West Derbyshire, 71,849 residents    66
  2. 2North East Derbyshire
    East Derbyshire, 100,780 residents    56
  3. 3Chesterfield
    East Derbyshire, 104,579 residents    51
  4. 4Barnsley
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 243,341 residents    48
  5. 5Sheffield
    Sheffield, 577,789 residents    46
  6. 6Rotherham
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 263,375 residents    43
  7. 7Bassetlaw
    North Nottinghamshire, 116,304 residents    42
  8. 8Doncaster
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 308,940 residents    41
  9. 9Bolsover
    East Derbyshire, 79,098 residents    37

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For retired couples

  1. 1Derbyshire Dales
    South and West Derbyshire, 71,849 residents    69
  2. 2North East Derbyshire
    East Derbyshire, 100,780 residents    63
  3. 3Sheffield
    Sheffield, 577,789 residents    59
  4. 4Barnsley
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 243,341 residents    58
  5. 5Bassetlaw
    North Nottinghamshire, 116,304 residents    52
  6. 6Chesterfield
    East Derbyshire, 104,579 residents    48
  7. 7Rotherham
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 263,375 residents    46
  8. 8Doncaster
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 308,940 residents    40
  9. 9Bolsover
    East Derbyshire, 79,098 residents    40

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For remote workers

  1. 1Chesterfield
    East Derbyshire, 104,579 residents    71
  2. 2Doncaster
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 308,940 residents    70
  3. 3Rotherham
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 263,375 residents    67
  4. 4Sheffield
    Sheffield, 577,789 residents    67
  5. 5North East Derbyshire
    East Derbyshire, 100,780 residents    66
  6. 6Barnsley
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 243,341 residents    65
  7. 7Derbyshire Dales
    South and West Derbyshire, 71,849 residents    65
  8. 8Bassetlaw
    North Nottinghamshire, 116,304 residents    62
  9. 9Bolsover
    East Derbyshire, 79,098 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1Doncaster
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 308,940 residents    79
  2. 2Chesterfield
    East Derbyshire, 104,579 residents    78
  3. 3Barnsley
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 243,341 residents    77
  4. 4Sheffield
    Sheffield, 577,789 residents    75
  5. 5North East Derbyshire
    East Derbyshire, 100,780 residents    74
  6. 6Rotherham
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 263,375 residents    73
  7. 7Bassetlaw
    North Nottinghamshire, 116,304 residents    71
  8. 8Bolsover
    East Derbyshire, 79,098 residents    69
  9. 9Derbyshire Dales
    South and West Derbyshire, 71,849 residents    66

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For single professionals

  1. 1Doncaster
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 308,940 residents    64
  2. 2Chesterfield
    East Derbyshire, 104,579 residents    62
  3. 3Sheffield
    Sheffield, 577,789 residents    61
  4. 4North East Derbyshire
    East Derbyshire, 100,780 residents    58
  5. 5Derbyshire Dales
    South and West Derbyshire, 71,849 residents    57
  6. 6Barnsley
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 243,341 residents    55
  7. 7Bassetlaw
    North Nottinghamshire, 116,304 residents    53
  8. 8Rotherham
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 263,375 residents    50
  9. 9Bolsover
    East Derbyshire, 79,098 residents    46

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Doncaster
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 308,940 residents    73
  2. 2Chesterfield
    East Derbyshire, 104,579 residents    70
  3. 3Rotherham
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 263,375 residents    68
  4. 4Bolsover
    East Derbyshire, 79,098 residents    62
  5. 5North East Derbyshire
    East Derbyshire, 100,780 residents    60
  6. 6Barnsley
    Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, 243,341 residents    60
  7. 7Bassetlaw
    North Nottinghamshire, 116,304 residents    58
  8. 8Sheffield
    Sheffield, 577,789 residents    58
  9. 9Derbyshire Dales
    South and West Derbyshire, 71,849 residents    52

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Towns in Greater Sheffield