S6 5PG Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stannington. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Roscoe Mount, Sheffield: 38 addresses
- Roscoe Drive, 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 (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 1.0 km
- 10 Fairbarn Road Sheffield S6 5, permissioned (160 m)
- Land Adj 409 Stannington Road Sheffield S6 5QN, permissioned (160 m)
- 9 Roscoe Bank Sheffield S6 5PL, permissioned (280 m)
- Site Of 252 Deer Park Road Sheffield S6 5NH, permissioned (300 m)
- The Grange, 11 Stanwood Road Sheffield S6 5JE, permissioned (330 m)
- Land At Rear Of Stanwood Court 15 Stanwood Road Sheffield S6 5JE, permissioned (350 m)
- 92 Waller Road Sheffield S6 5DQ, permissioned (810 m)
- 30 Cliff Road Sheffield S6 6EG, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 39 addresses are between 144 m and 158 m above sea level (150 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 | 4.5 km |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Malin Bridge | 1.6 km |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Stannington Road/Roscoe Mount | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H1 | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Tapton Hill Road | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 50.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Manchester Road Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lo's Pharmacy LTD | 310 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Forge Farm Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Ryegate Childrens Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest Roscoe Plantation Allotment Gardens 4.8 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Little Matlock rolling mill immediately south and east of Olive Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km east |
| Sheffield Botanical Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Plantation | Wood | 140 m south-east |
| Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 350 m south |
| Russell Wood | Wood | 450 m south |
| Reaps Wood | Wood | 580 m south-east |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 730 m south-west |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 39 | 39 |
None of the postcode's 39 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Roscoe Mount.