S5 9LU Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Southey. 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 A (70% of about 820 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
- Deerlands Avenue, not permissioned (290 m)
- Parson Cross Hotel, not permissioned (290 m)
- Buchanan Cresc/ Adlington Rd (C1 & C2) Parson Cross Masterplan Area (Adlington), permissioned (330 m)
- Land Between Remington Avenue And The Wordsworth Tavern Margetson Creent Sheffield S5 9NB, permissioned (410 m)
- 'Lytton' (Land Opposite 29 To 45 Lytton Ro) Sheffield S5 8AX, permissioned (440 m)
- Parson Cross College (SW) - Remington Rd/ Monteney Rd New Parson Cross Masterplan Area, permissioned (550 m)
- Remington Youth Club site, Remington Road., not permissioned (640 m)
- Mansell Crescent / Mansell Road, not permissioned (660 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 48 addresses are between 110 m and 116 m above sea level (113 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 | 3.8 km |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Wordsworth Avenue/Milnrow Drive Parson Cross | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H5 | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Valet Parking Rotterdam Airport | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 50.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Buchanan Road Surgery | 950 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Margetson Crescent | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parson Cross Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Training Centre | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Esso Parsons Cross Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 11 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 530 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parson Cross Park 25 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,220 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m north-east. 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* | 870 m north-east |
| File factory, 11 High Street | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Standing cross at the Church of St Mary | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Willow Garth moated site and fishpond, Ecclesfield | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cinder Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Birley Edge | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Moonshine Tank | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km south |
| Lee Shrogs Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Brush House Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-east |
| Lady Clough | Valley | 3.7 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 48 |
1 of the postcode's 48 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 74% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 46% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 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.