S8 8DN Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Beauchief and Greenhill. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Dyche Drive, Batemoor: 115 addresses
- Dyche Road, Sheffield: 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 A (98% of about 880 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.
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.
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 | Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Dyche Road/Dyche Drive Jordanthorpe | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/C6 Sheffield Centre | 6.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 630 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 54.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meadowgreen Health Centre | 70 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Jordanthorpe | 70 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 120 Lowedges Road | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Dronfield Police Station | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | Snax 24 - Meadowhead Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Greenhill Park 12 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,490 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 400 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 12 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 68% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 42% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Dyche Drive.