S7 2GU Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ecclesall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Hastings Road, Sheffield: 24 addresses
- Hastings Grange, 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 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Abbeydale Grange School, Abbeydale Road, permissioned (110 m)
- Flat Over 992 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield S7 2QF, permissioned (230 m)
- Bannerdale Centre & Park Site, Carter Knowle Road, permissioned (280 m)
- Former Whirlowdale Nursery Whirlowdale Road Sheffield S7 2NE, permissioned (300 m)
- Former Jacobs Engineering, Troutbeck Road, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- 12 Terminus Road Sheffield S7 2LH, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Site Of TTS Car Sales Ltd, Archer Road, Sheffield, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- 264 Carter Knowle Road Sheffield S7 2EB, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: 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 25 addresses are between 103 m and 116 m above sea level (110 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 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springfield Road/Hastings Road Millhouses | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/B6 Sheffield Centre | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Excel Parking Services | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 52 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Carterknowle & Dore Medical Practice | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Flint And Flint Dental Surgeons | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Thornbury Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Woodseats Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Rontec - Woodbank Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millhouses Park 13 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,450 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.9 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cup and ring marked rock 740m east of Park Head House, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cup and ring marked rock 740m east of Park Head House | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Beauchief Abbey Premonstratensian monastery: inner precinct and three fishponds | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Beauchief Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Sheffield General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Marriott Wood | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Abbey Dale | Valley | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Brincliffe Edge Plantation | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Hutcliffe Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Sheephill | Hill | 4.9 km (3 miles) west |
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 | 24 | 25 |
1 of the postcode's 25 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 98% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Hastings Road.