S5 8BN Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southey. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Southey Green Road, Sheffield: 11 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 (86% of about 700 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)
- 'Lytton' (Land Opposite 29 To 45 Lytton Ro) Sheffield S5 8AX, permissioned (250 m)
- Buchanan Cresc/ Adlington Rd (C1 & C2) Parson Cross Masterplan Area (Adlington), permissioned (380 m)
- Parson Cross Hotel, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Ritz Social Club, Southey Green Road, Sheffield S5 8GX, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- AutoMoney 253 Halifax Road Wadsley Bridge Sheffield S6 1AD, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Deerlands Avenue, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Falstaff Sites CDEF OPQR Buchanan Road, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Magnet Hotel, Southey Green Road, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 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 1 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 11 addresses are between 121 m and 130 m above sea level (125 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 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Middlewood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Leppings Lane | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 52 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wordsworth Avenue/Southey Hill Parson Cross | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H5 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Valet Parking Rotterdam Airport | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest PoGo Charge | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 50.5 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Green Cross Group Practice | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Asda Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southey Hill Dental Surgery | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Training Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 6.0 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parson Cross Park 25 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scraith Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Moonshine Tank | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Birley Edge | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Brush House Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Waterfall Clough | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 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 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Southey Green Road.