S5 7TE Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Firth Park. 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 B (53% of about 750 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 Carpet Mill, Barnsley Road, Sheffield, S5 0QJ, not permissioned (350 m)
- Site Of Parson Cross Training Centre Buchanan Road Sheffield S5 8AL, permissioned (560 m)
- South Yorkshire Probation Service 365 Southey Green Road Sheffield S5 7QE, permissioned (850 m)
- Collinson Road/Adrian Cres, Parson Cross, permissioned (860 m)
- 261 High Greave Sheffield S5 9GS, permissioned (870 m)
- 114 Hatfield House Lane Sheffield S5 6HZ, permissioned (1.0 km)
- 77 Bellhouse Road Sheffield S5 6HP, 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 28 addresses are between 131 m and 135 m above sea level (134 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 | 3.2 km |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Elm Lane/Crest Road Sheffield Lane Top | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Meadowhall Interchange/D1 | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | Valet Parking Rotterdam Airport | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Elm Lane Surgery | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Parson Cross Pharmacy | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Firth Park Dental Clinic | 920 m |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Sheffield North East Police Team | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest RKY Foods Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Longley Park 28 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,030 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parson Cross Park 25 ha | 470 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,220 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burngreave Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km south. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burngreave Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brush House Hill | Hill | 340 m south |
| Moonshine Tank | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south-west |
| Hinde Common Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Roe Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Wincobank Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Gallery Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 28 | 28 |
None of the postcode's 28 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.