S35 1WE Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: East Ecclesfield. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Park Avenue, Chapeltown: 41 addresses
- Maple Place, Chapeltown: 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 B (49% of about 550 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 142 Ecclesfield Road Chapeltown, S35 1TE, permissioned (370 m)
- Swimming Baths Burncross Road Sheffield S35 1RX, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- HSBC Station Road Chapeltown Sheffield S35 2XE, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Silver Lodge Care Home, Housley Lane, Chapeltown, S35 2UD, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 39 - 41 Station Road Chapeltown Sheffield S35 2XE, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Costcutter, Bevan Way, Sheffield, S35 1RP, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- Land To The Rear Of 52 And 54 Arundel Road Sheffield, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 42 addresses are between 90 m and 115 m above sea level (105 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chapel Road/Willow Crescent Chapeltown | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Meadowhall Interchange/D4 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 47.3 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapelgreen Practice | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chapeltown Dental Care | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Police station | Ecclesfield Police Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Karvin Londis, Woodhouse | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Chapeltown 9.5 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,150 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thornecliffe Cricket and Social Club 1.3 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burncross Road Allotment Gardens 5,530 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Standing cross at the Church of St Mary | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foxfield Spring | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Lee Shrogs Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Hesley Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Lady Clough | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Cinder Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Howbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 42 |
2 of the postcode's 42 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sheffield: see them on the Sheffield page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Park Avenue.