S3 9LN Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced December 1998. Ward: Burngreave. 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 (56% of about 1,120 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
- BOUNDARY MARK 20 METRES WEST OF WEST PORTAL TO BRIDGEHOUSES RAILWAY TUNNEL, grade II
- WEST PORTAL TO BRIDGEHOUSES RAILWAY TUNNEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Lion Works Handley Street Sheffield S4 7LD, permissioned (180 m)
- George Marshall (Power Tools) Ltd, 18 Johnson Street, permissioned (200 m)
- Nursery Lane/ Stanley Street, not permissioned (220 m)
- Spital Hill Employment Zone, not permissioned (230 m)
- Victoria Station Road, not permissioned (240 m)
- Pitsmoor Road/Chatham Street/Swinton Street, not permissioned (250 m)
- Site Of Sheffield Testing Laboratories Ltd And 58 Nursery Street And Car Park On Johnson Lane Sheffield S3 8GP, permissioned (250 m)
- Imran's Diner 60 - 62 Wicker Sheffield S3 8JD, permissioned (280 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 10 addresses are between 55 m and 75 m above sea level (64 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 | 3.4 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Fitzalan Sq - Ponds Forge | 690 m |
| Castle Square | 730 m | |
| Cathedral | 860 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 67 within 800 m; nearest Wicker/Walker Street Sheffield Centre | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/C1 Sheffield Centre | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m; nearest Car Park on Stanley Street, S3 | 190 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 54.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Burngreave Surgery | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wicker Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 430 m |
| Hospital | Sheffield Childrens Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire And Humberside Police | 420 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 500 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,340 m² | 480 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5.0 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,370 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | Grimesthorpe Allotments 3.8 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 7.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wicker Arch and adjoining viaduct and buildings, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m south-east. 137 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 15 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wicker Arch and adjoining viaduct and buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south-east |
| Buried remains of the former Marshall’s Millsands steelworks | Scheduled monument | 430 m south-west |
| Terminal Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south |
| Remains of the former tool steelworks at Bower Spring | Scheduled monument | 610 m south-west |
| Sheffield United Gas Light Company Offices | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south |
| The Old Bank House and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-west |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Burngreave Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Monument Grounds, Sheffield | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Woodside | Wood | 610 m north-west |
| Clay Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Little Roe Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
| Corker Bottoms | Valley | 2.8 km south-east |
| Moonshine Tank | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 10 |
10 of the postcode's 10 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 69% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 35% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 53% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.