S6 6LB Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stannington. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Woodfall Lane, Sheffield: 37 addresses
- The Sands, Low Bradfield: 13 addresses
- Mill Lee Road, Sheffield: 10 addresses
- Lamb Hill, Sheffield: 7 addresses
- Mill Lee Road, Low Bradfield: 6 addresses
- Smithy Bridge Road, Low Bradfield: 5 addresses
- Dale Croft, Low Bradfield: 5 addresses
- Cross Cottages, Low Bradfield: 4 addresses
- Annet Lane, Sheffield: 4 addresses
- Windy Bank, Sheffield: 3 addresses
- Smallfield Lane, Sheffield: 3 addresses
- School Lane, Low Bradfield: 3 addresses
- Plumpton Lane, Sheffield: 1 address
- Loxley Road, Low Holdworth: 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 D (24% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bradfield (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Treatment Works at Mill Leed Road, Low Bradfield: up to 21 homes, permissioned (250 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 103 addresses are between 158 m and 226 m above sea level (170 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bamford 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fair House Lane/Smithy Bridge Road Low Bradfield | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H4 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 45.6 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oughtibridge Surgery | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | M&A Pharmacies LTD | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Fairlawns | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Claremont Hospital | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Training Centre | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 40 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fair House Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fair House Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m west |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade I | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bailey Hill motte and bailey castle, High Bradfield | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Castle Hill motte and bailey castle, High Bradfield | Scheduled monument | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Lee Wood | Wood | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Agden Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 780 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Lamb Hill Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Bailey Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Kirk Edge | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Bradfield Dale | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 103 |
38 of the postcode's 103 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 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 | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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 Woodfall Lane.