S8 9BG Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Graves Park. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Angerford Avenue, Sheffield: 11 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 (44% of about 680 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
- Scarsdale House, 136 Derbyshire Lane, Woodseats, permissioned (320 m)
- Garage Site Adjacent Working Mens Club Smithy Wood Road Woodseats Sheffield S8 0NW, permissioned (620 m)
- Woodseats Motor Company 304 Woodseats Road Sheffield S8 0PQ, permissioned (670 m)
- 156 Valley Road Meersbrook Sheffield S8 9GA, permissioned (670 m)
- Pyramid Carpets 709 Chesterfield Road Sheffield S8 0SL, permissioned (690 m)
- Land Adjoining 329 Chesterfield Road Sheffield S8 0RU, permissioned (690 m)
- Land Between Athol Road And Smithy Wood Road Athol Road Sheffield, permissioned (700 m)
- 7 Chantrey Road Sheffield S8 8QU, permissioned (710 m)
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 11 addresses are between 159 m and 168 m above sea level (164 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 | 3.3 km |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Dronfield 230,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest Norton Lees Lane/Angerford Avenue | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/C6 Sheffield Centre | 3.4 km |
| Car parks | Alderson Road Car Park | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 53.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Veritas Health Centre | 760 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Derbyshire Lane Pharmacy | 400 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chesterfield Road Dental Practic | 570 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hallamshire Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Woodseats Police Station | 660 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Meersbrook Park 17 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,540 m² | 570 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 890 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Norton St Pauls Allotment Gardens 6,620 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bishops House, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m north-east. 13 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* | 280 m north-east |
| Hoffman Kiln between Aizlewood Road and Cutts Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north |
| Standing cross at the Church of St James, Norton | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Oakes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south-east |
| Sheffield General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coneygree Wood | Wood | 920 m east |
| Carr Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Summerhouse Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Sheephill Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Gleadless Valley | Valley | 2.0 km east |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north-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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Angerford Avenue.