S2 2GF Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Park and Arbourthorne. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Kenninghall Drive, Sheffield: 86 addresses
- Eastern Crescent, Sheffield: 47 addresses
- Eastern Drive, Sheffield: 2 addresses
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 (100% of about 570 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
- Kenninghall Drive, Norfolk Park, not permissioned (170 m)
- Daresbury Drive Maisonettes, not permissioned (180 m)
- The Byards Leap 51 Daresbury Drive Sheffield S2 2BJ, permissioned (290 m)
- Beldon B, Norfolk Park, not permissioned (470 m)
- Land At Daresbury View Sheffield S2 2BE, permissioned (500 m)
- Algar Place/Algar Road, not permissioned (640 m)
- Berners Place/ Berners Road Sheffield, permissioned (660 m)
- Site Of Former 132 To 180 Berners Road Sheffield S2 2BU, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 135 addresses are between 155 m and 188 m above sea level (170 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 | 2.2 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Arbourthorne Road | 410 m |
| Park Grange | 890 m | |
| Spring Lane | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Eastern Avenue/Eastern Crescent Arbourthorne | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/E6 Sheffield Centre | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Norfolk Park Road, S2 | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 55.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gleadless Medical Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy - Newfield Green | 440 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest J M Summerfield And Associates | 360 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Elm Tree Police Section Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 440 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Norfolk Heritage Park 30 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,950 m² | 450 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Heeley Allotment Gardens 8,600 m² | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 49 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 133 | 135 |
2 of the postcode's 135 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 30% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Kenninghall Drive.