S6 2HH Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hillsborough. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Burton Street, Sheffield: 26 addresses
- Penistone Road, Sheffield: 2 addresses
- Capel Street, Sheffield: 1 address
- Burton Street, 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 (81% of about 930 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- BOUNDARY WALL AND CORNER TOWERS SOUTH EAST SECTION TO FORMER HILLSBOROUGH BARRACKS, grade II
- MOBILIZATION STORE AND SQUASH COURT TO FORMER HILLSBOROUGH BARRACKS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Units 1 and 2 Hussar Court, Hillsborough Barracks, Sheffield, S6 2GZ, not permissioned (110 m)
- Car Park At Rear Of 372 To 380 Langsett Road Burton Street Sheffield S6 2UG, permissioned (120 m)
- Sheffield Aquatics 326 - 328 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2UF, permissioned (130 m)
- Dragoon Court Hillsborough Barracks Penistone Road Owlerton Sheffield S6 2GZ, permissioned (140 m)
- Burgoyne Arms 246 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2UE, permissioned (260 m)
- Cuthbert Bank Hotel, permissioned (440 m)
- 130 - 142 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2UB, permissioned (510 m)
- HSBC 503 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2LP, permissioned (540 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 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 30 addresses are between 58 m and 76 m above sea level (67 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 | 3.2 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bamforth Street | 160 m |
| Hillsborough | 500 m | |
| Langsett - Primrose View | 560 m | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Cuthbert Bank Road/Bamforth Street Langsett Estate | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H6 | 400 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 52.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tramways Medical Centre | 650 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hillsborough Pharmacy | 650 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Victor Street (Dental Surgery) | 230 m |
| Hospital | Sheffield Childrens Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 2.3 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 148 Bradfield Road Lloyds Bank | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Grammar Street Park 2.8 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hillsborough Park 16 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | Bolehill Recreation Ground 15 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Morley Street Allotment 5.0 ha | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south |
| Burngreave Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walkley Bank Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Scraith Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Woodside | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north-west |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 29 |
15 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 84% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Burton Street.