S7 2AE Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced October 2020. Ward: Ecclesall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 E (30% of about 860 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
- Former Jacobs Engineering, Troutbeck Road, permissioned (240 m)
- Former Abbeydale Grange School, Abbeydale Road, permissioned (240 m)
- Bannerdale Centre & Park Site, Carter Knowle Road, permissioned (250 m)
- Site of Vernons the Bakers and Bankside Works, Archer Road, Sheffield S8 0JT, permissioned (440 m)
- Flat Over 992 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield S7 2QF, permissioned (440 m)
- Site Of TTS Car Sales Ltd, Archer Road, Sheffield, permissioned (480 m)
- Former Whirlowdale Nursery Whirlowdale Road Sheffield S7 2NE, permissioned (550 m)
- Rawson Bathrooms 666 Abbeydale Road Sheffield S7 2BB, permissioned (590 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 7 addresses are between 111 m and 116 m above sea level (114 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 | Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 45 within 800 m; nearest Abbeydale Road/Holt House Grove Millhouses | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/B6 Sheffield Centre | 3.9 km |
| Car parks | Excel Parking Services | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 52.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carterknowle & Dore Medical Practice | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Flint And Flint Dental Surgeons | 470 m |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Woodseats Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Woodbank Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Millhouses Park 13 ha | 510 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.9 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Archer Lane Allotment Home and Garden Society 3.5 ha | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup and ring marked rock 740m east of Park Head House, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km south-west. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cup and ring marked rock 740m east of Park Head House | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Beauchief Abbey Premonstratensian monastery: inner precinct and three fishponds | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Sheffield General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km north |
| Beauchief Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marriott Wood | Wood | 700 m south |
| Brincliffe Edge Plantation | Wood | 860 m north-west |
| Abbey Dale | Valley | 1.1 km south-west |
| Hutcliffe Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Chancet Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the postcode's 7 addresses is 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 58% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.