S8 8BG North East Derbyshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ridgeway & Marsh Lane. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Lightwood Lane, Lightwood: 38 addresses
- Lightwood Lane, Sheffield: 18 addresses
- Hazlehurst Lane, North East Derbyshire: 15 addresses
- Bowman Drive, Sheffield: 1 address
- Norton Avenue, Sheffield: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North East Derbyshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,467 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,644 | £1,918 | £2,193 | £2,467 | £3,015 | £3,563 | £4,111 | £4,933 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (35% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Moss Valley. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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, North East Derbyshire.
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 74 addresses are between 118 m and 208 m above sea level (182 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 61%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% of premises; 7% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Herdings - Leighton Road | 1.1 km |
| Herdings Park | 1.1 km | |
| White Lane | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Norton Avenue/Lightwood Lane Hemsworth | 730 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/E6 Sheffield Centre | 5.5 km |
| Car parks | Co-op Gleadless Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 56.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Charnock Health Primary Care Centre | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Everest Pharmacy-White Lane | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 6.4 km |
| Police station | Woodseats Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Constable Road, Gleadless | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.8 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,130 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 810 m |
| Allotments | Herdings View Allotment Gardens 2.5 ha | 1.2 km |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 74 |
9 of the postcode's 74 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Lightwood Lane.