S35 2QL Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: West Ecclesfield. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wharfedale Drive, Chapeltown: 43 addresses
- Blackburn Drive, High Green: 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 (57% of about 650 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 1.0 km
- Site of 308A Burncross Road, Burncross, Sheffield, S35 1SH, permissioned (270 m)
- Costcutter, Bevan Way, Sheffield, S35 1RP, permissioned (390 m)
- Former Silver Lodge Care Home, Housley Lane, Chapeltown, S35 2UD, not permissioned (780 m)
- The Coach House 115A Lane End Sheffield S35 2UH, permissioned (1.0 km)
- L A Marketing Ltd, The Old Chapel, Lane End, Sheffield S35 2UH, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Swimming Baths Burncross Road Sheffield S35 1RX, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 44 addresses are between 125 m and 135 m above sea level (130 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 | Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Blackburn Drive/Swale Drive Burncross | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H5 | 6.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 46.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapelgreen Practice | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 600 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapeltown Dental Care | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 6.2 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Chapel Town - Bevan Way, Chapel Town | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Charlton Brook Open Space 11 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Burncross Road Allotment Gardens 5,530 m² | 580 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km south. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wayside and boundary cross on the south side of Elliott Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Handlands Romano-British settlement, 460m south west of Woodseats Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foxfield Spring | Wood | 510 m south |
| Low Hall Wood | Wood | 920 m west |
| Harrison Spring | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Potter Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Howbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north-west |
| Westwood Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 44 | 44 |
None of the postcode's 44 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Wharfedale Drive.