S6 2NX Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walkley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Walkley Lane, Sheffield: 49 addresses
- Stony Walk, 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 (70% of about 890 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 Adjacent 20 Ibbotson Road, Sheffield S6 5AD, permissioned (130 m)
- 245 Walkley Road Sheffield S6 2XN, permissioned (180 m)
- 44 Parsonage Street Sheffield S6 5BL, permissioned (270 m)
- Creevela Works Parsonage Street Sheffield S6 5BL, permissioned (290 m)
- 377-381 South Road Walkley Sheffield S6 3TD, permissioned (300 m)
- H And C Electrical 298 South Road Walkley Sheffield S6 3TE, permissioned (390 m)
- Ebenezer Chapel South Road Walkley Sheffield S6 3TD, permissioned (410 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 279 To 285 South Road Walkley Sheffield S6 3TA, permissioned (470 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 50 addresses are between 110 m and 121 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 38%, gigabit 38% 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 | 3.3 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bamforth Street | 580 m |
| Hillsborough | 590 m | |
| Malin Bridge | 670 m | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m, 68 within 800 m; nearest Walkley Lane/Bessingby Road Lower Walkley | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H1 | 550 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 630 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 52.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walkley House & Stannington M.c | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Walkley Pharmacy | 510 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Victor Street (Dental Surgery) | 410 m |
| Hospital | Weston Park Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 148 Bradfield Road Lloyds Bank | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Grammar Street Park 2.8 ha | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ruskin Park 4.0 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bolehill Recreation Ground 15 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Morley Street Allotment 5.0 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 820 m west. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 820 m west |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-east |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Burngreave Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walkley Bank Plantation | Wood | 780 m west |
| Reaps Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Roscoe Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 2.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 6 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 Walkley Lane.