S5 6LS Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Firth Park. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Rolleston Road, Sheffield: 38 addresses
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 (100% of about 630 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)
- 77 Bellhouse Road Sheffield S5 6HP, permissioned (310 m)
- 114 Hatfield House Lane Sheffield S5 6HZ, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 203-205 Bellhouse Road Sheffield S5 6HQ, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Site Of Carpet Mill, Barnsley Road, Sheffield, S5 0QJ, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 13 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 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 38 addresses are between 127 m and 130 m above sea level (129 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 | Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 56 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sicey Avenue/Fairthorne Road Firth Park | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Meadowhall Interchange/D1 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Valet Parking Rotterdam Airport | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.4 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Firth Park Surgery | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Firth Park Road | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Firth Park Dental Clinic | 260 m |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Federation1 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest One Stop Hatfield House Lane Cashzone | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bellhouse Road Playing Fields 1.4 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Longley Park 28 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,310 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stubbin Allotment Gardens 9,490 m² | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 47 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Burngreave Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brush House Hill | Hill | 660 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Hinde Common Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Wincobank Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Roe Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Moonshine Tank | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Ockley Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 38 | 38 |
None of the postcode's 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 56% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Rolleston Road.