At the 2011 Census the village formed part of the Gleadless Valley ward of the City of Sheffield.

The clock in the tower of Heeley church was added in 1901 to commemorate the long reign of Queen Victoria.

Harry Ponsford and Arnold Laver were two successful merchants, the first starting a modest moving business using a handcart, the second selling timber.

A toll bar was built on this road at Heeley over the Meers Brook on the boundary between Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

The tramway depot still stands on Albert Road and although damaged in high winds in 2007, has recently undergone significant and sympathetic renovation.

The site was originally cleared as part of a scheme to build a new dual carriageway route from the south into the centre, possibly the Heeley Bypass,[citation needed] and the cleared sites along Bramall Lane were part of this scrapped scheme, from the 1960s.

The project which is claimed as one of the greenest schools built has features such as ground sourced heat pumps to reduce energy usage.