Ball Road Sheffield
59 addresses across 2 postcodes (S6), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34402421.
- Sales: 103 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £245,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 41 homes have an energy certificate (A: 2, C: 7, D: 22, E: 9, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Sheffield costs £2,510 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 4.1 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hillsborough Park, is about 500 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 70 to 89 m above sea level.
- Noise: 33 of its 59 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Dykes Hall Medical Centre, about 410 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 155 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | £198,750 | £180,000 | £230,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | £312,500 | £170,000 | £345,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £160,139 | £95,277 | £225,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £127,000 | £127,000 | £127,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £149,500 | £130,000 | £169,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £113,750 | £107,500 | £120,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | £155,000 | £113,500 | £195,500 |
| 2015 | 3 | £116,000 | £100,000 | £180,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2026 | 44 S6 4LZ | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2025 | 5 S6 4LY | Terraced | £192,500 | |
| 15 Aug 2025 | 28 S6 4LY | Terraced | £180,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 27 S6 4LZ | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 9 May 2025 | 40A S6 4LZ | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 17 May 2024 | 44 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 16 May 2024 | 40 S6 4LZ | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2024 | 9 S6 4LY | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2024 | 45 S6 4LZ | Semi-detached | £345,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2023 | 8 S6 4LY | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 13 May 2022 | 47 S6 4LZ | Semi-detached | £410,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2021 | 24 S6 4LY | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 8 Jan 2021 | 5 S6 4LY | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2020 | 24 S6 4LY | Terraced | £95,277 | |
| 3 Mar 2020 | 72 S6 4LZ | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2019 | 10 S6 4LY | Terraced | £127,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2018 | 20 S6 4LY | Terraced | £130,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 May 2018 | 41 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £169,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2017 | 30A S6 4LZ | Terraced | £100,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Apr 2017 | 2 S6 4LY | Terraced | £107,500 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Feb 2017 | 28 S6 4LY | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2016 | 52 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 31 May 2016 | 46 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £195,500 | |
| 22 Apr 2016 | 10 S6 4LY | Terraced | £113,500 | |
| 24 Mar 2016 | 5 S6 4LY | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2016 | 39 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £127,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Sep 2015 | 5 S6 4LY | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2015 | 9 S6 4LY | Terraced | £116,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2015 | 54 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £180,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Mar 2015 | 12 S6 4LY | Terraced | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Sep 2014 | 50 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2014 | 72 S6 4LZ | Semi-detached | £173,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2013 | 41 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £107,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2013 | 26 S6 4LY | Terraced | £93,500 | |
| 25 Jan 2013 | 18 S6 4LY | Terraced | £94,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2012 | 45 S6 4LZ | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2012 | 36 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £108,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Oct 2011 | 32 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £107,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Oct 2011 | 39 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2011 | 52 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £158,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2010 | 7 S6 4LY | Semi-detached | £91,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2010 | 30 S6 4LZ | Semi-detached | £207,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2010 | 78 S6 4LZ | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2009 | 13 S6 4LY | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 9 May 2008 | 8 S6 4LY | Terraced | £109,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2007 | 50 S6 4LZ | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2007 | 9 S6 4LY | Terraced | £119,950 | |
| 5 Jun 2007 | 45 S6 4LZ | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 30 May 2007 | 26 S6 4LY | Terraced | £116,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 11 S6 4LY | Semi-detached | £118,000 |
Energy performance certificates
41 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (20); House, end-terrace (8); House, semi-detached (7). Built: 1900-1929 (26); before 1900 (7); 2003-2006 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (24); rented (private) (9); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (23 addresses)
- 1a, Ball Road
- 1b Ball Road
- 2, Ball Road
- 4, Ball Road
- 6, Ball Road
- 8, Ball Road
- 9, Ball Road
- 10, Ball Road
- 14, Ball Road
- 20, Ball Road
- 23, Ball Road
- 30, Ball Road
- 30a, Ball Road
- 32, Ball Road
- 36, Ball Road
- 39, Ball Road
- 41, Ball Road
- 46, Ball Road
- 50, Ball Road
- 53, Ball Road
- 54, Ball Road
- 56, Ball Road
- 72, Ball Road
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (64% of about 1,480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Croft Acres 15 Hibberd Road Sheffield S6 4RE, permissioned (280 m)
- Site Of Former 68 Holme Lane Sheffield S6 4JW, permissioned (340 m)
- 2a Haden Street, Sheffield, permissioned (350 m)
- 22 Stannington Road, Malin Bridge Sports And Social Club And Land To The Side And Rear Sheffield S6 5FL, not permissioned (380 m)
- 129 Dykes Hall Road Sheffield S6 4GR, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- NatWest 72 Middlewood Road Sheffield S6 4PB, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Garage Block At Limbrick Road Limbrick Road Sheffield S6 2PB, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- The Limbrick Health Centre (Hillsborough Health Centre), S6 2PE, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 19 September 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| S6 4LZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S6 4LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 59 addresses are between 70 m and 89 m above sea level (77 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S6 4LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S6 4LZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Malin Bridge | 170 m |
| Hillsborough Park | 450 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Hillsborough | 610 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Loxley New Road/Holme Lane Malin Bridge | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H1 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons - Sheffield Hillsborough Penistone Rd Car Park Prebook | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 51.6 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dykes Hall Medical Centre | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Holme Lane Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | Weston Park Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 34-36 Middlewood Road Halifax | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hillsborough Park 16 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 820 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Malin Bridge Allotment 4,620 m² | 320 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge, a scheduled monument, 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mousehole Forge, Malin Bridge | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Little Matlock rolling mill immediately south and east of Olive Terrace | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Walkley Bank Plantation | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Reaps Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Roscoe Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Rivelin Glen | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 4 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 7 |
| Under 55 | 26 | 47 |
33 of the street's 59 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 12 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sheffield: see them on the Sheffield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malin Bridge Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| Rivelin Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Forge Valley School & Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–19 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wisewood Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Walkley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Shooters Grove Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Marlcliffe Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Loxley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Westways Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coniston Guest House S6 4LQ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 170 m | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2019 |
| St Marks Church S6 4RH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2019 |
| Impact Food Group S6 4RH | School/college/university | 180 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2026 |
| Malin Bridge Inn S6 4JZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 24 Jan 2026 |
| Hillsborough Grill S6 4JZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2024 |
| The Loxley Sports Bar + Grill S6 4NG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Istanbul Grill S6 4JW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Holme Lane Deli S6 4JW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2025 |
| Malin Bridge Mini Market S6 4TD | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jun 2023 |
| Hillsborough Social Club S6 4QQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 19 Dec 2019 |
| Chill & Vape S6 4JZ | Retailers - other | 260 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Hillsborough Chinese S6 4JW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 4 Good | 14 Feb 2025 |
| Golden City S6 4JW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 5 Very good | 17 Aug 2025 |
| Chinese 2 Night S6 4WB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 4 Good | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Base Camp S6 4JR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Harrison Road (48); On or near Bankfield Road (35); On or near Holme Lane (15); On or near Ellenbro Road (10); On or near Norris Road (9).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Greenock Street · Rippon Road · Wood Road · Harrison Road · Rippon Crescent · Oakland Road · Meredith Road · Beechwood Road · Loxley Road · Bankfield Road · Hibberd Road · Norris Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.