S2 4QJ Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced September 2005. Ward: City. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Boston Street, Sheffield: 367 addresses
- 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 (83% of about 960 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
- KENILWORTH WORKS, grade II
- THE ALBION PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 100 - 104 London Road Sheffield S2 4LR, permissioned (90 m)
- Land Adjoining 112 London Road Sheffield S2 4LR, not permissioned (120 m)
- 148A London Road Sheffield, permissioned (160 m)
- George Barlow And Sons Ltd 1 Keeton's Hill Sheffield S2 4NW, permissioned (180 m)
- Flat 1 167 London Road Sheffield S2 4LH, permissioned (180 m)
- 160 London Road Sheffield S2 4LT, permissioned (180 m)
- Car World Yorkshire Site Of 164 To 176 London Road Sheffield S2 4LT, not permissioned (200 m)
- 4 London Road, not permissioned (200 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 368 addresses are between 70 m and 71 m above sea level (71 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | West Street | 1.1 km |
| Granville Rd - Sheffield College | 1.1 km | |
| Park Grange Croft | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest London Road/Boston Street Highfield | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/B6 Sheffield Centre | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Harrison Cameras Car Park | 130 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 260 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 | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest London Road Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Darling And Evans | 310 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Mount Pleasant Park 2.7 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Holberry Gardens Allotment Gardens 1,990 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Portland Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m south-east. 92 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Portland Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-east |
| Former Stables and Coach House at Number 3 Mount Pleasant Community Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south |
| Mount Pleasant Community Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m south |
| Sheffield General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 750 m west |
| Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Monument Grounds, Sheffield | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north-east |
| Buried remains of the former Marshall’s Millsands steelworks | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Remains of the former tool steelworks at Bower Spring | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 910 m west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Clay Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Brownell's Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Acres Hill | Hill | 4.1 km 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 18 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 77% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 17% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 48% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 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) | 9% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Boston Street.