S6 5BR Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Walkley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Bellhagg Road, Sheffield: 28 addresses
- Rivelin Street, Sheffield: 2 addresses
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 (62% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Walkley Working Mens Club 207 Providence Road Sheffield S6 5BH, permissioned (110 m)
- 45 Rivelin Street, Sheffield S6 5DJ, permissioned (130 m)
- Creevela Works Parsonage Street Sheffield S6 5BL, permissioned (210 m)
- 44 Parsonage Street Sheffield S6 5BL, permissioned (230 m)
- Land At Junction With Welbeck Road Fern Road Sheffield S6 5AX, permissioned (240 m)
- 377-381 South Road Walkley Sheffield S6 3TD, permissioned (300 m)
- 245 Walkley Road Sheffield S6 2XN, permissioned (340 m)
- Land Adjacent 20 Ibbotson Road, Sheffield S6 5AD, permissioned (380 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 30 addresses are between 156 m and 158 m above sea level (157 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 | 3.5 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Malin Bridge | 700 m |
| Hillsborough | 1.0 km | |
| Bamforth Street | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Bole Hill Road/Rivelin Street Walkley | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H1 | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 51.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walkley House & Stannington M.c | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Walkley Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 480 m |
| Hospital | Weston Park Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Santander | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Grammar Street Park 2.8 ha | 820 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,340 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bolehill Recreation Ground 15 ha | 220 m |
| Allotments | 7 within 800 m; nearest Bolehill Quarry Allotment Gardens 3,980 m² | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 530 m north-west. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 530 m north-west |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-east |
| Sheffield Botanical Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walkley Bank Plantation | Wood | 370 m west |
| Reaps Wood | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Roscoe Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km south-west |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 2.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 30 |
2 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Bellhagg Road.