S3 7SQ Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Broomhill and Sharrow Vale. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Broomspring Lane, Sheffield: 41 addresses
- Hanover Way, Sheffield: 2 addresses
- Hanover Square, Sheffield: 1 address
- Upper Hanover Street, 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 (82% of about 1,920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hanover. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST SILAS, grade II
- NUMBER 10 TO 16 AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
- NUMBERS 2 AND 3 AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 4 AND 5 AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Broompark House, 200 - 208 Broomhall Street, Sheffield S3 7SQ, permissioned (30 m)
- 13 Wharncliffe Road Broomhall Sheffield S10 2DH, permissioned (130 m)
- Egerton Lane/Egerton Street/Dene Street, not permissioned (230 m)
- 90 Broomspring Lane Sheffield S10 2FB, permissioned (260 m)
- 14B Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield S10 2BA, permissioned (290 m)
- Milton Street Car Park Milton Street Sheffield S3 7UF, permissioned (300 m)
- 11 Victoria Road Broomhall Sheffield S10 2DJ, permissioned (310 m)
- Egerton Street / Hanover Way, not permissioned (320 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 8 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 45 addresses are between 85 m and 92 m above sea level (87 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 | 1.5 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | University of Sheffield | 540 m |
| West Street | 670 m | |
| City Hall | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Moore Street/Hanover Way Ecclesall Road | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/A5 Sheffield Centre | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Fitzwilliam Street Car Park | 470 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 53.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest University Health Service Health Centre | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Reliable Direct Pharmacy | 60 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Devonshire Quarter Dental | 500 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 700 m |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Sheffield Cashzone | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Weston Park 4.8 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,510 m² | 650 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Holberry Gardens Allotment Gardens 1,990 m² | 260 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 8.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beehive Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m east. 199 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beehive Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m east |
| Broom Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m west |
| Sheffield General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 770 m south |
| King Edward Vii Upper School | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m west |
| Library and Arts Tower, University of Sheffield | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m north |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 840 m north-west |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Remains of the former tool steelworks at Bower Spring | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Buried remains of the former Marshall’s Millsands steelworks | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 850 m south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Clay Wood | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Endcliffe Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 45 |
36 of the postcode's 45 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 | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 53% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Broomspring Lane.