The Sheffield Urban Area is a conurbation in the north of England with a population of 685,368 according to the 2011 census.[1] This was a 7% increase on the 2001 population of 640,720[2] making it the 8th largest conurbation in the United Kingdom and England's 6th largest. Named the Sheffield Urban Area by the Office for National Statistics, it must not be confused with the Sheffield City Region, a non-government term, although often used, particularly by the business community. In 2001 the population density of the urban area was 3,949.2 people per km2 [3] by 2011 this had increased slightly to 4,092 people per km2.[1]
Sheffield Agglomeration
Sheffield-Rotherham | |
|---|---|
Built-up area | |
 Built-up area's sub divisions | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′42″N 1°27′18″W / 53.395°N 1.455°W | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Country | England |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Ceremonial County | |
| Sub divisions | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 685,368[1] |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| Postcode area | S |
The city of Sheffield contributes just over two thirds of the population of the whole conurbation.
Subdivisions
editThe conurbation's population is made up of the following subdivision, defined by the Office for National Statistics:
| Subdivision | District | Population[4][2][1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | ||
| Aughton[a] | Rotherham | 14,122 | 13,456 | - |
| Beighton[b] | Sheffield | 9,467 | 10,676 | - |
| Catcliffe[c] | Rotherham | - | – | 2,108 |
| Chapeltown[d] | Sheffield | 23,479 | 22,665 | - |
| Eckington[e] | North East Derbyshire | - | – | 7,386 |
| Killamarsh[f] | North East Derbyshire | – | – | 9,251 |
| Mosborough/ Highlane[g] | Sheffield | 15,222 | 18,585 | - |
| Rawmarsh | Rotherham | 18,085 | 18,210 | 18,498 |
| Rotherham | Rotherham | 121,380 | 117,262 | 109,691 |
| Sheffield | Sheffield | 431,607 | 439,866 | 518,090 |
| Swallownest | Rotherham | - | – | 15,022 |
| Thorpe Hesley[h] | Rotherham | - | – | 4,427 |
| Total population | 633,362 | 640,720 | 685,369 | |
| Percentage change | – | +1.17% | +6.97% | |
- ^ Aughton is in the Swallownest subdivision in the 2011 census.
- ^ Beighton is in the Sheffield subdivision for the 2011 census.
- ^ Catcliffe was in the Rotherham subdivision for the 1991 and 2001 censuses, separated for the 2011 census.
- ^ Chapeltown was no longer part of the Sheffield Built-up Area in the 2011 census.
- ^ Eckington was a separate urban area in the 1991 and 2001 censuses.
- ^ Killamarsh was a separate urban area in the 1991 and 2001 censuses.
- ^ Mosborough/Highlane is in the Sheffield subdivision for the 2011 census.
- ^ Thorpe Hesley was a separate urban area in the 1991 and 2001 censuses.
Nearby places
editSettlements very close to the conurbation but not included in the official statistics include Wharncliffe Side and Oughtibridge, which are separated from Hillsborough by Worrall and a half-mile stretch of the A6102 Middlewood Road North and the towns of Wath upon Dearne, Brampton Bierlow, Swinton, Mexborough, Darfield and Conisbrough which are part of the Dearne Valley Urban Area and are separated from Rawmarsh by the Wentworth Road, with the A633 and Dearne Valley railway lines.[5]
Slightly further afield, Dronfield, in Derbyshire, is around half a mile away from the Greenhill area of the city along the A61 and B6158.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "2011 Census - Built-up areas". ONS. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Usual Resident population: Census 2001, Key statistics for urban areas (see line 516)". ONS.
- ^ Pointer, Grahmam. "Acrobat (PDF) file giving statistics from UK Government" (PDF). ONS (www.statistics.gov.uk). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
- ^ "National Statistics Online - Census 2001/1991". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Urban North map (part 5)" (PDF). ONS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2007.