S6 6AA Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stannington. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Stannington Road, Sheffield: 20 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 (30% of about 840 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
- 10 Fairbarn Road Sheffield S6 5, permissioned (330 m)
- Land Adj 409 Stannington Road Sheffield S6 5QN, permissioned (330 m)
- 30 Cliff Road Sheffield S6 6EG, permissioned (490 m)
- Site Of 252 Deer Park Road Sheffield S6 5NH, permissioned (560 m)
- Land At Rear Of Stanwood Court 15 Stanwood Road Sheffield S6 5JE, permissioned (620 m)
- The Grange, 11 Stanwood Road Sheffield S6 5JE, permissioned (630 m)
- 5 Acorn Hill Sheffield S6 6AW, permissioned (640 m)
- 9 Roscoe Bank Sheffield S6 5PL, permissioned (730 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 20 addresses are between 186 m and 193 m above sea level (190 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 | 5.0 km |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Malin Bridge | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Oldfield Road/Stannington Road | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H1 | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Tapton Hill Road | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 49.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Manchester Road Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lo's Pharmacy LTD | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Forge Farm Dental Practice | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | Claremont Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.0 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rolling Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 930 m north. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rolling Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north |
| Little Matlock rolling mill immediately south and east of Olive Terrace | Scheduled monument | 930 m north |
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roscoe Plantation | Wood | 610 m south-east |
| Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 630 m south-east |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 720 m south |
| Russell Wood | Wood | 820 m south-east |
| Millstone Edge Rough | Wood | 830 m south |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 20 |
18 of the postcode's 20 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Stannington Road.