S7 2DX Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Nether Edge and Sharrow. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Carter Knowle Road, Sheffield: 59 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 C (29% of about 560 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
- ABBEYDALE HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Rawson Bathrooms 666 Abbeydale Road Sheffield S7 2BB, permissioned (150 m)
- Site Of 78 And Land Adjoining 76 Rydal Road Sheffield S8 0US, permissioned (220 m)
- 26 Coniston Road Sheffield S8 0UT, permissioned (320 m)
- Land Between Athol Road And Smithy Wood Road Athol Road Sheffield, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Adjoining 329 Chesterfield Road Sheffield S8 0RU, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Site of Vernons the Bakers and Bankside Works, Archer Road, Sheffield S8 0JT, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Garage Site Adjacent Working Mens Club Smithy Wood Road Woodseats Sheffield S8 0NW, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Jacobs Engineering, Troutbeck Road, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 6 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 47 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 10 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 59 addresses are between 81 m and 96 m above sea level (89 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 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 49 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carter Knowle Road/Abbeydale Road Nether Edge | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/B6 Sheffield Centre | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Excel Parking Services | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 52.7 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Carterknowle & Dore Medical Practice | 50 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Global Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Woodseats Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rontec - Woodbank Cashzone | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Meersbrook Park 17 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,140 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,520 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Edgefield Road Allotment Gardens 2,570 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Sheffield General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Cup and ring marked rock 740m east of Park Head House | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Sheffield Botanical Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brincliffe Edge Plantation | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Marriott Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Abbey Dale | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 32 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 59 |
36 of the postcode's 59 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Carter Knowle Road.