Complex sentence: Broomhall is close to the University of Sheffield and is a diverse area, mixing larger houses and student accommodation, parts of it had a reputation for being a red-light district several years ago and is now home to a large Somali community.
Split into simpler sentences: Broomhall is close to the University of Sheffield and is a diverse area, mixing larger houses and student accommodation. Parts of it had a reputation for being a red-light district several years ago and it is now home to a large Somali community.