S2 3HS Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Park and Arbourthorne. 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 (84% of about 850 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
- Ball Inn Myrtle Road Sheffield S2 3HR, not permissioned (330 m)
- Former Heeley Bank Junior School Heeley Bank Road Sheffield S2 3GL, permissioned (380 m)
- S R Gents factory, Norfolk Park, not permissioned (390 m)
- Site Of Former Heeley National School Gleadless Road Sheffield S2 3AL, not permissioned (430 m)
- Kenninghall Drive, Norfolk Park, not permissioned (450 m)
- Waggon And Horses 236 Gleadless Road Sheffield S2 3AF, permissioned (620 m)
- Beldon B, Norfolk Park, not permissioned (620 m)
- Norfolk Park 4 and Bluestones (Land Between Park Grange Road And Beeches Drive Extending To Samuel Drive Park Grange Drive Sheffield S2 3SF), permissioned (650 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 42 addresses are between 125 m and 132 m above sea level (130 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 | 1.9 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Park Grange | 620 m |
| Arbourthorne Road | 640 m | |
| Park Grange Croft | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest East Bank Road/Myrtle Road Norfolk Park | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/E6 Sheffield Centre | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Norfolk Park Road, S2 | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | Apcoa Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 54.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heeley Green Surgery | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Gleadless Rd | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Hill Dental Surgery | 650 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Elm Tree Police Section Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest AM Premier Cashzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Norfolk Heritage Park 30 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 750 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,950 m² | 410 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Heeley Allotment Gardens 8,600 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 49 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Norfolk Heritage Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.0 km north-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Heritage Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| City Road Cemetery, Sheffield | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north-east |
| Manor Lodge | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brownell's Plantation | Wood | 410 m south |
| High Bank Wood | Wood | 920 m south |
| Buck Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Gleadless Valley | Valley | 1.8 km south-east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km west |
| Acres Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 42 |
3 of the postcode's 42 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.