S9 2AF Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced February 2021. Ward: Darnall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
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 (96% 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: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Wentworth 26 Milford Street Sheffield S9 2LD, permissioned (590 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 35 m above sea level.
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 | Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Rotherham Central 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Carbrook | 340 m |
| Valley Centertainment | 630 m | |
| Meadowhall South - Tinsley | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Attercliffe Common/Weedon Street Carbrook | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Meadowhall Interchange/A1 | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 53.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Medical Centre Dr Okorie | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bawtry Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Headquarters | 90 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Tinsley Filling Station Cashzone | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Don Valley Bowl 5.5 ha | 950 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,610 m² | 790 m |
| Allotments | Brushes Allotment Gardens 7,000 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Carbrook Hall Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Carbrook Hall Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m south-west |
| Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wincobank Wood | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 2.0 km west |
| Hinde Common Wood | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| Ockley Bottom | Valley | 3.2 km north |
| Holmes Tail Goit | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km north-east |
| Don Island | Island | 4.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are 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 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 76% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.