S6 1WP Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hillsborough. 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 (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: 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
- Land To The Rear Of 337 To 359 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TH, not permissioned (50 m)
- Hairflair 222 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TE, permissioned (110 m)
- Land To Rear Of 212-214 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 1TE, permissioned (140 m)
- Gilders Car Showroom, Middlewood Road, not permissioned (220 m)
- Loxley Technical Services Ltd 69 Leppings Lane Sheffield S6 1SS, permissioned (300 m)
- 11 Beeley Wood Road, Sheffield S6 1NH, permissioned (530 m)
- Land Used For Parking Adjacent 2 Niagara Road Sheffield S6 1LU, permissioned (550 m)
- Garage Site Adjacent 4 Langsett Avenue Sheffield S6 4AA, permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 20 addresses are between 74 m and 77 m above sea level (76 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 | 4.8 km |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Leppings Lane | 240 m |
| Middlewood | 500 m | |
| Hillsborough Park | 860 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Middlewood Road/Rockley Road Hillsborough | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H4 | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 51.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Far Lane Medical Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Far Lane Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest L W T Dental Care | 270 m |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Training Centre | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest LS Sheffield Cashzone | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hillsborough Park 16 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Harris Road Allotment Gardens 8,950 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 23 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km south. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 850 m south-west |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Scraith Wood | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Birley Edge | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Sough Dike Wood | Wood | 1.7 km west |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 3.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 20 | 20 |
None of the postcode's 20 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 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) | 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.