S5 8RH Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Firth Park. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Kinharvie Road, Sheffield: 7 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 (88% 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
- Former Magnet Hotel, Southey Green Road, not permissioned (280 m)
- South Yorkshire Probation Service 365 Southey Green Road Sheffield S5 7QE, permissioned (620 m)
- Collinson Road/Adrian Cres, Parson Cross, permissioned (660 m)
- Ritz Social Club, Southey Green Road, Sheffield S5 8GX, not permissioned (700 m)
- Musgrave Road, Shirecliffe, permissioned (780 m)
- Falstaff Sites CDEF OPQR Buchanan Road, permissioned (830 m)
- Musgrave Road Housing Clearance Site (E3 and E4), (Shirecliffe 2), not permissioned (870 m)
- Site Of Parson Cross Training Centre Buchanan Road Sheffield S5 8AL, permissioned (930 m)
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 7 addresses are between 139 m and 142 m above sea level (141 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 | 4.4 km |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Leppings Lane | 1.8 km |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Moonshine Lane/Southey Rise Southey Green | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H5 | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Valet Parking Rotterdam Airport | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southey Green Medical Ctr | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southey Hill Dental Surgery | 400 m |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Training Centre | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Southey Green | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest The Greens 1.1 ha | 430 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.6 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | Longley Allotment Gardens 2.2 ha | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Burngreave Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.3 km south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Burngreave Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moonshine Tank | Lake or reservoir | 250 m south-east |
| Scraith Wood | Wood | 610 m south-west |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 930 m west |
| Roe Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Brush House Hill | Hill | 1.3 km east |
| Lady Clough | Valley | 4.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Kinharvie Road.