S6 5FZ Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stannington. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Low Road, Sheffield: 33 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 (40% of about 680 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 92 Waller Road Sheffield S6 5DQ, permissioned (280 m)
- Land At Junction With Welbeck Road Fern Road Sheffield S6 5AX, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 9 Roscoe Bank Sheffield S6 5PL, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Walkley Working Mens Club 207 Providence Road Sheffield S6 5BH, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- The Grange, 11 Stanwood Road Sheffield S6 5JE, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Land At Rear Of Stanwood Court 15 Stanwood Road Sheffield S6 5JE, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 45 Rivelin Street, Sheffield S6 5DJ, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Site Of 252 Deer Park Road Sheffield S6 5NH, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 33 addresses are between 93 m and 105 m above sea level (99 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 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Malin Bridge | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hillsborough | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Hillsborough Park | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stannington Road/Barlow Road | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H1 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 51 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walkley House & Stannington M.c | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lo's Pharmacy LTD | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Forge Farm Dental Practice | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Ryegate Childrens Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bolehill Recreation Ground 15 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Walkley Bank Plantation Allotment Gardens 9,570 m² | 240 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Little Matlock rolling mill immediately south and east of Olive Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Sheffield Botanical Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Walkley Bank Plantation | Wood | 330 m north-east |
| Reaps Wood | Wood | 630 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Roscoe Plantation | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 33 |
4 of the postcode's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sheffield: see them on the Sheffield page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Low Road.