S1 1DL Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: City. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Arundel Gate, Sheffield: 1 address
- Pond Street, Sheffield: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Sheffield in 2026-27: Band D £2,510 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,673 | £1,952 | £2,231 | £2,510 | £3,068 | £3,626 | £4,184 | £5,020 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (68% of about 1,960 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- LYCEUM THEATRE, grade II*
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Roxy Nightclub and Odeon Cinema, Arundel Gate, not permissioned (40 m)
- Mecca Bingo Flat Street Sheffield S1 2BA, not permissioned (140 m)
- Former Head Post Office Fitzalan Square Sheffield S1 1AB, permissioned (150 m)
- 40-50 Castle Square Sheffield S1 2GF, permissioned (220 m)
- 50 High Street City Centre Sheffield S1 1QH, permissioned (220 m)
- Fargate Court 13 Fargate Sheffield S1 2HD, permissioned (240 m)
- The Howard, permissioned (280 m)
- Yorkshire Bank Chambers Fargate Sheffield S1 2HD, permissioned (280 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 2 addresses are between 62 m and 63 m above sea level (63 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Castle Square | 270 m |
| Fitzalan Sq - Ponds Forge | 290 m | |
| Cathedral | 330 m | |
| Bus stops | 41 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 104 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pond Street/FS4 Sheffield Centre | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/A1 Sheffield Centre | 40 m |
| Car parks | 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP | 30 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 54.3 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Clover City Practice | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portman Dental & Implant Clinic | 230 m |
| Hospital | Sheffield Childrens Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Snig Hill Police Station | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest M&S ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Peace Gardens 3,350 m² | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | South Street Park 2.7 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Park Rifles Allotment Gardens 1.2 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 3.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lyceum Theatre, a listed building (Grade II*), 100 m west. 182 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 18 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lyceum Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m west |
| Old Queens Head Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m east |
| Cathedral Church of St Marie | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m west |
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m west |
| Buried remains of the former Marshall’s Millsands steelworks | Scheduled monument | 580 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Monument Grounds, Sheffield | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 700 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Remains of the former tool steelworks at Bower Spring | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Norfolk Heritage Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Wood | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Woodside | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sheffield: see them on the Sheffield page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Arundel Gate.