S9 2YL Sheffield
Live postcode, introduced January 1995. Ward: Darnall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Sheffield Road, Sheffield: 21 addresses
- The Lock Houses, Carbrook: 3 addresses
- Europa Link, Sheffield: 2 addresses
- Lock House Road, Sheffield: 1 address
- Meadowhall Way, Sheffield: 1 address
- Vulcan Road, Sheffield: 1 address
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 530 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
- 69 Bawtry Road Sheffield S9 1UA, permissioned (740 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 6 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 29 addresses are between 34 m and 43 m above sea level (37 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 | Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Rotherham Central 463,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Carbrook | 490 m |
| Meadowhall South - Tinsley | 560 m | |
| Valley Centertainment | 880 m | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Sheffield Road/Vulcan Road Tinsley | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Meadowhall Interchange/A1 | 840 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 53.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Medical Centre Dr Okorie | 720 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bawtry Road (Dental Surgery) | 790 m |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Headquarters | 530 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Tinsley Filling Station Cashzone | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tinsley Green 2.6 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 670 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 830 m |
| Allotments | Brushes Allotment Gardens 7,000 m² | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Carbrook Hall Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 740 m south-west. 7 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* | 740 m south-west |
| Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Roman Ridge: section 180yds (160m) long on SE slopes of Wincobank Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Wincobank slight univallate hillfort and World War II anti-aircraft gun and searchlight emplacement | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wincobank Wood | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Hinde Common Wood | Wood | 2.5 km west |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 2.5 km west |
| Ockley Bottom | Valley | 3.0 km north |
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-east |
| Don Island | Island | 3.6 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 64% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 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 Sheffield Road.