S6 6SD Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stannington. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Storrs Lane, Sheffield: 11 addresses
- Storrs Bridge Lane, Sheffield: 3 addresses
- Storrs Lane, 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 C (21% of about 720 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: yes, Sheffield.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Old Wheel Farm Rowell Lane Sheffield S6 6SH, permissioned (260 m)
- Barnfield House Loxley Road Sheffield S6 6RW, permissioned (580 m)
- Agricultural Building Opposite Mill Spring House, Storrs Lane, Sheffield S6 6GY, permissioned (660 m)
- Mill Spring House Storrs Lane Sheffield S6 6GY, permissioned (710 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 15 addresses are between 113 m and 142 m above sea level (118 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 89%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% 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 | 7.1 km |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Loxley Road/Lee Bank | 510 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H4 | 4.0 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 48.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tramways And Middlewood Medical Centres | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Lo's Pharmacy Limited | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Forge Farm Dental Practice | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Claremont Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 6.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Stannington, Stannington Cashzone | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 2.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 750 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,730 m² | 620 m |
| Allotments | Rodney Hill Allotment Gardens 3.1 ha | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Loxley United Reformed Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 920 m east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Loxley United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m east |
| Little Matlock rolling mill immediately south and east of Olive Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Wood | Wood | 330 m south-east |
| Storrs Wood | Wood | 650 m south |
| Green Fold Wood | Wood | 920 m north-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km east |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 2.6 km south-east |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 2.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 8 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 Storrs Lane.