S8 8RB Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Graves Park. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Cherry Bank Road, Sheffield: 19 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 (43% of about 700 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
- 7 Chantrey Road Sheffield S8 8QU, permissioned (300 m)
- Pyramid Carpets 709 Chesterfield Road Sheffield S8 0SL, permissioned (320 m)
- Woodseats Working Mens Club The Dale Sheffield S8 0PS, permissioned (430 m)
- Land Rear Of 841 Chesterfield Road Sheffield S8 0SQ, permissioned (480 m)
- Dairy Distribution Centre, Hemsworth Road, permissioned (500 m)
- Land Between 9 And 12 Warminster Place Sheffield S8 8PU, permissioned (530 m)
- Woodseats Motor Company 304 Woodseats Road Sheffield S8 0PQ, permissioned (620 m)
- Scarsdale House, 136 Derbyshire Lane, Woodseats, permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 19 addresses are between 172 m and 185 m above sea level (177 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 | 3.3 km |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Derbyshire Lane/Mount View Avenue Norton Lees | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/C6 Sheffield Centre | 4.1 km |
| Car parks | Alderson Road Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 53.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodseats Medical Centre | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Derbyshire Lane Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chesterfield Road Dental Practic | 430 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Woodseats Police Station | 370 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Graves Park 87 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,290 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 430 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Wellcarr Road Allotment Gardens 1.4 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 90 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishops House, a listed building (Grade II*), 940 m north. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bishops House | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m north |
| Standing cross at the Church of St James, Norton | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Oakes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south-east |
| Beauchief Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Summerhouse Wood | Wood | 670 m south-east |
| Cobnar Wood | Wood | 860 m south-west |
| Waterfall Wood | Wood | 880 m south |
| Sheephill Plantation | Wood | 940 m east |
| Abbey Dale | Valley | 2.0 km west |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 19 |
1 of the postcode's 19 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 8 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 Cherry Bank Road.