What is "walkley"

Walkley is an electoral ward in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

Walkley ward—which includes the districts of Netherthorpe, Upperthorpe, Walkley and parts of Neepsend—is one of the 28 electoral wards in City of Sheffield, England. It is located in the northwestern part of the city and covers an area of 3.8 km. The population of this ward in 2011 was 21,793 people in 9,654 households. The ward is in Sheffield Central Parliamentary Constituency.

Walkley is a suburb in the north west of Sheffield in England. It lies west of Burngreave, south of Hillsborough and north-east of Crookes.

The area consists mainly of Victorian stone-fronted terraced housing and has a relatively high student population.

The area falls into the catchment of Forge Valley School, a secondary which was judged by Ofsted as inadequate in all areas in 2013 and has been in special measures ever since.

In 2013, it was reported that Walkley had the sixth highest crime rates for the city, with 1,619 incidents reported.