S2 4LP Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced March 1983. Ward: Nether Edge and Sharrow. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Beeley Street, Sheffield: 110 addresses
- Boston Street, Sheffield: 5 addresses
- Cemetery Road, Sheffield: 1 address
- London 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 A (64% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- THE ALBION PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANK, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 4 London Road, not permissioned (70 m)
- 100 - 104 London Road Sheffield S2 4LR, permissioned (160 m)
- Land Adjoining 112 London Road Sheffield S2 4LR, not permissioned (200 m)
- Land at Young Street and St Marys Gate, Sheffield, permissioned (200 m)
- Waitrose Car Park, east of 98 Napier Street, permissioned (210 m)
- Concept House 5 Young Street Sheffield S1 4LF, permissioned (220 m)
- 127 Ecclesall Road, permissioned (230 m)
- Land And Buildings At Boston Street Bramall Lane And Arley Street Boston Street Sheffield, permissioned (230 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: of the 101 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 100 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 118 addresses are between 70 m and 72 m above sea level (70 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 | 1.2 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Street | 940 m |
| University of Sheffield | 1.1 km | |
| Granville Rd - Sheffield College | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Boston Street/London Road Sharrow | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/A5 Sheffield Centre | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m; nearest Harrison Cameras Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 53.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Porter Brook Medical Centre | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest London Road Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Darling And Evans | 440 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mount Pleasant Park 2.7 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 13 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,510 m² | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Holberry Gardens Allotment Gardens 1,990 m² | 850 m |
Within 800 m: 12 parks and gardens, 5.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Portland Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south-east. 126 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Portland Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m east |
| Beehive Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north |
| Former Stables and Coach House at Number 3 Mount Pleasant Community Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m south |
| Sheffield General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 740 m south-west |
| Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Monument Grounds, Sheffield | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km east |
| Remains of the former tool steelworks at Bower Spring | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 900 m west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-west |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Clay Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Brownell's Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 4.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 71 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 22 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 118 |
101 of the postcode's 118 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 | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 3% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 26% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 33% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 37% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Beeley Street.