Moving to Sheffield - which bit?

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We (husband and I, both mid/late 50s) are thinking of moving to Sheffield as a step towards retirement. Both freelance so can live anywhere, daughter at uni and likely to work in London eventually. Plan is to carry on working but maybe a bit less. My husband is a huge climber and cyclist so Sheffield makes sense for him. We are thinking west of the city, ideally public transport into town but good community (nice independent cafes, local library maybe) and a 2-3 bed house under £200k. Any suggestions on areas? Thanks.

Grenoside?

Woodseats is quite nice, in the south of the city. But I think you are optimistic over what you will be able to afford. £200k will get you a 2 up, 2 down mid terrace in most of the nice areas.

Sheffield is horrendously expensive. I couldn’t get a house for under 500k in the nice parts of town when we were thinking of moving there. I used to work there and didn’t end up staying so never did buy. It was west of the centre we looked, places like millhouses, nether edge , Ecclesall.

saying that this is for sale in nether edge for 200k. , needs some work. https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/92420898#/?channel=RES_BUY But maybe cosmetic?

just be aware that in the terrace areas to the west of the city it can be quite studenty.

A 2 up 2 down is all we want!

And you can get one in Sheffield for 200k, just not necessarily in a nice part. Might be in an ok part. But might be more off licences than nice cafes. 🤷‍♀️

saying that I did leave 8 years ago so things may have changed. Areas i didn’t used to think were that nice might be better. South of the city could be cheaper than west of the city. I had a friend who lived in dronfield who liked it there, good access to the Peaks still.

Walkley could be good, it has some nice cafěs and a great bakery. Fairly quick aand easy access to the countryside via Rivelin Valley, 20 minutes or so to town...
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/92489823#/?channel=RES_BUY

I'd suggest somewhere on the western side of the city for easy access to the Peak District. Perhaps to Woodseats or Norton or Greenhill which gives easy access not just to the Peaks but to the M1 south via the A61.

Walkley is nice.

Stannington is the right side of the city for the Peaks and not horrifically pricey.

You might struggle with that budget to find a nice area, Walkley is probably your best bet, possibly Crookes.
I wouldn’t go out as far as Stannington or Loxley if you want good public transport. Hillsbourough/Middlewood
might be worth a look as they’re on the Supertram route.

Thanks for all the suggestions. While my husband knows Sheffield a bit, I don’t really so it’s great to hear all your views!

If you dont mind a something which needs decorating (just paint and maybe floors not a full reno) then you can get a terrace in s10 for that. There are a lot of old student lets being sold off at the moment. The benefit of crookes and broomhill is that they are on a good bus route into town (52) which runs every ten mins and there are plenty of nearby shops and cafes. Potential down side is quite a lot of students but the ones who choose to live in houses rather than flata nowdays are generally the more sensible ones.
https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/174408917#/media?id=media1&ref=photoCollage&channel=RES_BUY

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm4g1x45249no

Crookes was just named sixth coolest neighbourhood in uk by Time Out. Lots of independent coffee shops and good access to Peak District.

This is a fab area and near the main roads out to the peaks https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/92924634