S6 2FH Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hillsborough. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Livesey Street, Sheffield: 67 addresses
- Hicks Street, Sheffield: 2 addresses
- Parkwood Road, Sheffield: 2 addresses
- Clover Gardens, 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 (95% of about 860 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Burgoyne Arms 246 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2UE, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Cuthbert Bank Hotel, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Units 1 and 2 Hussar Court, Hillsborough Barracks, Sheffield, S6 2GZ, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Sheffield Aquatics 326 - 328 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2UF, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 130 - 142 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2UB, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Park At Rear Of 372 To 380 Langsett Road Burton Street Sheffield S6 2UG, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Dragoon Court Hillsborough Barracks Penistone Road Owlerton Sheffield S6 2GZ, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Hillsborough Hotel 56 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2UB, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 72 addresses are between 51 m and 93 m above sea level (58 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 76%, ultrafast 32%, gigabit 32% of premises; 4% 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 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bamforth Street | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Langsett - Primrose View | 590 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Hillsborough | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 28 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Penistone Road/Hobson Avenue Hillfoot | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H6 | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 53 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harold Street Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thompson And Thomas | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire And Humberside Police | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 148 Bradfield Road Lloyds Bank | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grammar Street Park 2.8 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Shirecliffe Allotment Gardens 1.5 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) south. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Burngreave Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Remains of the former tool steelworks at Bower Spring | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Woodside | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Scraith Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Roe Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 70 | 72 |
2 of the postcode's 72 addresses are 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 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) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Livesey Street.