S6 3DD 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 (46% of about 2,060 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
- 83 AND 85, INFIRMARY ROAD, grade II
- THE SKI LODGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bison Lock And Door Co Ltd 58 - 60 Infirmary Road Sheffield S6 3DD, permissioned (20 m)
- Aviva Health UK Limited Heritage House Heritage Park 55 Albert Terrace Road Sheffield S6 3BR, permissioned (160 m)
- Nambury Engineering Ltd 56 Penistone Road Owlerton Sheffield S6 3AE, permissioned (170 m)
- Site Of Watery Street Sheffield S3 7ES, permissioned (170 m)
- Ewen Engineering Co Roscoe Road Sheffield S3 7DZ, permissioned (200 m)
- Site Of 126-130 Infirmary Road Sheffield S6 3DH, permissioned (200 m)
- 18 Henry Street Shalesmoor Sheffield S3 7EQ, permissioned (210 m)
- Heritage Park 55 Albert Terrace Road Sheffield S6 3BR, permissioned (210 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 8 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 67 addresses are between 54 m and 58 m above sea level (57 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 98% 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 | 1.8 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Infirmary Road | 130 m |
| Kelham Island | 260 m | |
| Netherthorpe Road | 620 m | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Penistone Road/Bedford Street Shalesmoor | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/A1 Sheffield Centre | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Brookshaw Retail Park Car Park | 640 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 570 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 53.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Upperthorpe Medical Centre | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 10 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Montgomery House Medical Centre | 40 m |
| Hospital | Sheffield Childrens Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest The Ponderosa 12 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | Nottingham Cliff 8,330 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Holberry Gardens Allotment Gardens 1,990 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heritage House, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m west. 71 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage House | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m west |
| Globe Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m east |
| West Range at Cornish Place Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m east |
| East Range at Cornish Place Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m east |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 380 m south-east |
| Remains of the former tool steelworks at Bower Spring | Scheduled monument | 740 m south-east |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| Buried remains of the former Marshall’s Millsands steelworks | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Burngreave Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Woodside | Wood | 720 m east |
| Little Roe Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Walkley Bank Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km west |
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 2.4 km south |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 2.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 53 | 18 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 33 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 16 |
59 of the postcode's 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 51 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 17% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 27% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.