S6 4LD Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hillsborough. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Hunter 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 (87% of about 790 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
- 2a Haden Street, Sheffield, permissioned (120 m)
- NatWest 72 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 4PB, permissioned (130 m)
- Site Of Former 68 Holme Lane Sheffield S6 4JW, permissioned (160 m)
- The Hillsborough Arcade And Site Of Former Old Blue Ball Public House, Middlewood Road And Bradfield Road, Sheffield S6 4HL, permissioned (180 m)
- 65-69 Hawksley Avenue Sheffield S6 2BD, permissioned (200 m)
- Garage Block At Limbrick Road Limbrick Road Sheffield S6 2PB, permissioned (240 m)
- HSBC 503 Langsett Road Sheffield S6 2LP, permissioned (260 m)
- The Limbrick Health Centre (Hillsborough Health Centre), S6 2PE, not permissioned (280 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 69 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 | 3.9 km |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Hillsborough Park | 130 m |
| Hillsborough | 310 m | |
| Malin Bridge | 400 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Middlewood Road/Dykes Hall Road Hillsborough | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H4 | 370 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 590 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 750 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 51.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tramways Medical Centre | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hillsborough Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Holme Lane Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | Weston Park Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 3.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 34-36 Middlewood Road Halifax | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hillsborough Park 16 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Morley Street Gas Allotment 1.8 ha | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 860 m south-west. 37 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 860 m south-west |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-west |
| Walkley Bank Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-east |
| Scraith Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Reaps Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-west |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 2.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 50% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Hunter Road.