S12 4EJ Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. 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 (90% of about 1,050 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
- Site Of The Cherry Tree Social Club 40 Main Street Hackenthorpe Sheffield S12 4LB, permissioned (110 m)
- 6 Stone Lane Sheffield S13 7BR, permissioned (820 m)
- Weakland Drive, Weakland Crescent, permissioned (930 m)
- Site Of Properties At Scowerdons Drive, Silkstone Road, Spa Brook Drive, Wickfield Close (Scowerdons Phases 1b, 1c,2, 4,5, 6), not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 22 addresses are between 103 m and 107 m above sea level (105 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 | 2.3 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hackenthorpe | 450 m |
| Donetsk Way | 800 m | |
| Birley Moor Road | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Birley Spa Lane/Dyke Vale Road Hackenthorpe | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | Co-op Gleadless Car Park | 2.9 km |
| EV charging points | Ridgeway Arms (Mosborough) evyve | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 57.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Thorpe Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hackenthorpe Pharmacy | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hackenthorpe Family Dental | 330 m |
| Hospital | Rotherham General Hospital | 7.8 km |
| Police station | Moss Way Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Rainbow Park 1.3 ha | 290 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Shire Brook Valley 101 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | Victoria Road Allotments 2.6 ha | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 104 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carr Forge Dam | Lake or reservoir | 550 m north-west |
| Birley Spa Wood | Wood | 630 m west |
| Shire Brook Valley | Valley | 720 m north |
| Wickfield Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Westfield Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Owlthorpe Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 22 |
15 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 68 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 54% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 56% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.