S12 3BF Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced February 2014. Ward: Birley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 (69% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Newstead Estate, Birley, not permissioned (180 m)
- Penelope Hairdressing And Beauty Room Meadowcroft 1 Birley Lane Sheffield S12 3BP, permissioned (260 m)
- Weakland Drive, Weakland Crescent, permissioned (310 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 88 addresses are between 143 m and 165 m above sea level (155 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 | Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Birley Moor Road | 190 m |
| Birley Lane | 530 m | |
| Hackenthorpe | 740 m | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Birley Moor Road/Birley Lane | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 4.2 km |
| Car parks | Co-op Gleadless Car Park | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ridgeway Arms (Mosborough) evyve | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 56.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Birley Health Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Birley Moor Dental Care | 770 m |
| Hospital | Sheffield Childrens Hospital | 7.9 km |
| Police station | Moss Way Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,330 m² | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Birley Wood | Wood | 520 m south |
| Birley Spa Wood | Wood | 790 m north |
| Carr Forge Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north-east |
| Owlthorpe Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Shire Brook Valley | Valley | 1.7 km north-east |
| Eckington Marsh | Wetland | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 10 |
| Under 55 | 74 | 77 |
14 of the postcode's 88 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 11 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 78% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.