S7 2BP Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ecclesall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Abbeydale Road, Sheffield: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near Troutbeck Road, Carter Knowle: 2 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 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 (160 m)
- Former Abbeydale Grange School, Abbeydale Road, permissioned (250 m)
- Site Of TTS Car Sales Ltd, Archer Road, Sheffield, permissioned (330 m)
- Site of Vernons the Bakers and Bankside Works, Archer Road, Sheffield S8 0JT, permissioned (390 m)
- Flat Over 992 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield S7 2QF, permissioned (390 m)
- Bannerdale Centre & Park Site, Carter Knowle Road, permissioned (400 m)
- Former Whirlowdale Nursery Whirlowdale Road Sheffield S7 2NE, permissioned (490 m)
- Site Of 78 And Land Adjoining 76 Rydal Road Sheffield S8 0US, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 8 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 89 m and 91 m above sea level (90 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 | 2.8 km |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Tesco/Abbeydale Road Millhouses | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/B6 Sheffield Centre | 4.0 km |
| Car parks | Excel Parking Services | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 52.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Carterknowle & Dore Medical Practice | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Flint And Flint Dental Surgeons | 450 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Woodseats Police Station | 1.0 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 | 420 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 720 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.9 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 520 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, 1.4 km west. 12 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 | 1.4 km 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 | 1.8 km south |
| Sheffield General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km north |
| Beauchief Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marriott Wood | Wood | 580 m south |
| Brincliffe Edge Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km north-west |
| Abbey Dale | Valley | 1.1 km south-west |
| Hutcliffe Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Chancet Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 9 |
6 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 at 55 dB or more from railways, 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Abbeydale Road.