S6 3RT Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced April 1985. Ward: Walkley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- South Road, 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 (64% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- FORMER ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL, grade II
- ST JOSEPHS CHAPEL, grade II
- ST VINCENTS PRESBYTERY, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land Adjacent 240 Springvale Road Sheffield S10 1LH, permissioned (140 m)
- 58 Duncombe Street Sheffield S6 3RJ, permissioned (240 m)
- 182 Heavygate Road Sheffield S10 1PJ, permissioned (280 m)
- Workshop Rear Of 38 Fir Street Sheffield S6 3TH, permissioned (400 m)
- Land To The Rear Of 279 To 285 South Road Walkley Sheffield S6 3TA, permissioned (430 m)
- 19 Beehive Road Sheffield S10 1EP, permissioned (460 m)
- Vestry Hall 80 Crookesmoor Road Sheffield S6 3FR, permissioned (470 m)
- Garage Adjacent 36 Mona Avenue Sheffield, permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 address is about 167 m above sea level.
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 | 2.7 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Langsett - Primrose View | 950 m |
| Infirmary Road | 1.1 km | |
| Netherthorpe Road | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 62 within 800 m; nearest Howard Road/Fulton Road Walkley | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H1 | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Durham Road | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 52.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walkley House & Stannington M.c | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Walkley Pharmacy | 460 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 430 m |
| Hospital | Weston Park Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Santander | 760 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Ruskin Park 4.0 ha | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Ponderosa 12 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,100 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bolehill Recreation Ground 15 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bolehill Quarry Allotment Gardens 3,980 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 28% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 South Road.