S17 4FJ Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dore and Totley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Main Avenue, Sheffield: 23 addresses
- Sunnyvale Avenue, Sheffield: 1 address
- Sunnyvale Road, 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 B (43% of about 750 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 Green Oak View Nursing Home, Green Oak Avenue, Lemont Road, permissioned (240 m)
- Fleur De Lys Hotel Totley Hall Lane Sheffield S17 4AA, permissioned (510 m)
- Barn 100 Metres Southwest Of No 29 Overcroft Rise Sheffield S17 4AX, permissioned (630 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 25 addresses are between 161 m and 166 m above sea level (164 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 | Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Grindleford 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Baslow Road/Main Avenue Totley | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/B6 Sheffield Centre | 8.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 49.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Steel City General Practice | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Totley Pharmacy | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Totley Rise Dental Practice | 700 m |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 7.0 km |
| Police station | Dronfield Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Totley, Totley Cashzone | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Totley Hall Park 1.9 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,770 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mickley Lane Allotment 9,270 m² | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Holmesfield moated site and headland, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km south-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Holmesfield moated site and headland | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Beauchief Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Wood | Wood | 900 m south-west |
| Hare Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Clay Wood | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Taylor's Hill | Hill | 1.5 km west |
| Ryecroft Glen | Valley | 2.3 km north |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 25 |
3 of the postcode's 25 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Main Avenue.