S6 1TG Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hillsborough. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Middlewood Road, Sheffield: 43 addresses
- Carlton Road, Sheffield: 3 addresses
- Rockley Road, Sheffield: 1 address
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 (68% 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: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CARETAKERS HOUSE AT HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS, grade II
- HILLSBOROUGH HOUSE AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALLS, RAILINGS AND OUTBUILDINGS, grade II
- REAR RANGE AT HILLSBOROUGH SCHOOLS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land To The Rear Of 337 To 359 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TH, not permissioned (130 m)
- Land To Rear Of 212-214 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TE, permissioned (150 m)
- Hairflair 222 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TE, permissioned (150 m)
- Loxley Technical Services Ltd 69 Leppings Lane Sheffield S6 1SS, permissioned (290 m)
- Gilders Car Showroom, Middlewood Road, not permissioned (370 m)
- Hei Moon 135 - 141 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 4HB, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 129 Middlewood Road And 1-7 Leader Road Sheffield S6 4HB, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 11 Beeley Wood Road, Sheffield S6 1NH, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 14 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 47 addresses are between 72 m and 74 m above sea level (73 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 | Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Leppings Lane | 80 m |
| Middlewood | 660 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Hillsborough Park | 730 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Middlewood Road/Rockley Road Hillsborough | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H4 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.7 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Far Lane Medical Centre | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Far Lane Pharmacy | 270 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest L W T Dental Care | 230 m |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest LS Sheffield Cashzone | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hillsborough Park 16 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Niagara Grounds 3.1 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harris Road Allotment Gardens 8,950 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Scraith Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Birley Edge | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Walkley Bank Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 4 |
| 60 to 64 | 34 | 33 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 10 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 0 |
47 of the postcode's 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 47 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sheffield: see them on the Sheffield page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Middlewood Road.