S5 9FE Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: East Ecclesfield. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Tunwell Avenue, Sheffield: 45 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 (97% of about 580 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
- Intracam, 244A High Greave, Sheffield S5 9GR, permissioned (260 m)
- Wordsworth Avenue, not permissioned (410 m)
- 261 High Greave Sheffield S5 9GS, permissioned (440 m)
- 209 High Street Ecclesfield Sheffield S35 9XB, permissioned (560 m)
- Land adjacent to 569 Wordsworth Avenue, not permissioned (650 m)
- Parson Cross College (NE) - Remington Rd/ Monteney Rd New Parson Cross Masterplan Area, permissioned (730 m)
- Remington Youth Club site, Remington Road., not permissioned (740 m)
- Parson Cross College (SW) - Remington Rd/ Monteney Rd New Parson Cross Masterplan Area, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 45 addresses are between 104 m and 112 m above sea level (108 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 | 3.2 km |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Wheata Road/Tunwell Avenue Parson Cross | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Meadowhall Interchange/D1 | 3.7 km |
| Car parks | Valet Parking Rotterdam Airport | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 49.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barnsley Road Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Park Dental Care | 300 m |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Sheffield North East Police Team | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Tunwell Park 1.1 ha | 80 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 14 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,300 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Colley Park Recreation Ground 7.4 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m west |
| File factory, 11 High Street | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Standing cross at the Church of St Mary | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brush House Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south |
| Lee Shrogs Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Cinder Hill | Hill | 2.1 km west |
| Jumble Hole Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Moonshine Tank | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-west |
| Lady Clough | Valley | 2.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 45 | 45 |
None of the postcode's 45 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Tunwell Avenue.