Castlegate Sheffield
32 addresses across 3 postcodes (S3), about 190 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 34401291.
12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £38,000 across 1 sale. 25 homes have an energy certificate (C: 15, D: 8, E: 2). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Sheffield costs £2,510 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 790 m away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden, South Street Park, is about 580 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 17.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 49 to 51 m above sea level. 28 of its 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Clover City Practice, about 440 m away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km. About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 11% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 976 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often public order.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £38,000 | £38,000 | £38,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £39,000 | £39,000 | £39,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £43,000 | £41,710 | £45,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £52,000 | £52,000 | £52,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2025 | ROOM 1, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Other | £28,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Jun 2025 | ROOM 16, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Other | £31,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Nov 2024 | ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Other | £130,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Nov 2023 | ROOM 23, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Flat or maisonette | £38,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Mar 2023 | ROOM 21, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Other | £25,925 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Apr 2020 | ROOM 2, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Flat or maisonette | £39,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jun 2019 | ROOM 17, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Other | £43,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Mar 2019 | ROOM 1, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Flat or maisonette | £45,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jan 2019 | ROOM 25, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Flat or maisonette | £43,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jan 2019 | ROOM 22, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Flat or maisonette | £41,710 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Aug 2017 | ROOM 7, ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Flat or maisonette | £52,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 2017 | ALEXANDRA HOUSE S3 8LE | Other | £98,437 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
25 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 21 m². Most common: Flat (24); Bungalow, enclosed end-terrace (1). Built: 2012-2021 (14); 2015 (7); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (5).
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 3,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, City Centre. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- BLONK BRIDGE OVER RIVER DON, grade II
- LADYS BRIDGE OVER RIVER DON, grade II
- REMAINS OF SHEFFIELD CASTLE BENEATH CASTLE MARKET (3), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Castle House Lady's Bridge Sheffield S3 8HT, permissioned (50 m)
- Court House, Waingate, not permissioned (130 m)
- Quicksilver 32 Castle Street Sheffield S3 8LT, permissioned (150 m)
- Leviten Thompson And Co 19 - 21 Wicker Sheffield S3 8HS, permissioned (150 m)
- 23-25 Haymarket Sheffield S1 2AW, permissioned (170 m)
- Wicker/ Wicker Lane, S3 8H (flats above shops on the Wicker), not permissioned (180 m)
- First Floor To Third Floors 19 - 21 Haymarket Sheffield S1 2AW, not permissioned (180 m)
- Former Coroners Court, Nursery Street, permissioned (180 m)
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 8 October 2026 to 12 October 2026: ITS TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 8LE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S3 8BH | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S3 8LB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 49 m and 51 m above sea level (50 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 8BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S3 8LB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S3 8LE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Fitzalan Sq - Ponds Forge | 240 m |
| Castle Square | 310 m | |
| Cathedral | 500 m | |
| Bus stops | 33 stops within 400 m, 83 within 800 m; nearest Waingate/CG16 Sheffield Centre | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/C1 Sheffield Centre | 520 m |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest Q-Park Castlegate | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Apcoa Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 54.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clover City Practice | 440 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wicker Pharmacy | 250 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Portman Dental & Implant Clinic | 590 m |
| Hospital | Sheffield Childrens Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Snig Hill Police Station | 200 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Sheffield City Centre NatWest | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest South Street Park 2.7 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,370 m² | 770 m |
| Allotments | Park Rifles Allotment Gardens 1.2 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Terminal Warehouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m south-east. 173 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal Warehouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south-east |
| Buried remains of the former Marshall’s Millsands steelworks | Scheduled monument | 190 m north-west |
| Sheffield United Gas Light Company Offices | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m south |
| Wicker Arch and adjoining viaduct and buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north |
| The Old Bank House and Attached Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Remains of the former tool steelworks at Bower Spring | Scheduled monument | 570 m west |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Monument Grounds, Sheffield | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south |
| Burngreave Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Woodside | Wood | 930 m north-west |
| Clay Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south |
| Little Roe Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-east |
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 2.5 km south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 27 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 32 |
28 of the street's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Owen Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 500 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Pye Bank CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 840 m | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Astrea Academy Sheffield | All-through | 2–18 | 950 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| UTC Sheffield City Centre | Secondary | 13–19 | 1.2 km | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Netherthorpe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Sheffield College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.3 km | No published inspection |
| Byron Wood Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| All Saints' Catholic High School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Springfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School Church of England/Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londis S3 8HX | Retailers - other | 50 m | 4 Good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Nisa Loca S3 8HT | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 80 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jun 2023 |
| North Bank Cafe S3 8JY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 13 May 2026 |
| Holiday Inn Express S1 2AB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Agha Lounge S3 8JA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2025 |
| Caffe Tassili S3 8GG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 1 Feb 2025 |
| Boutique Monica S3 8HS | Retailers - other | 130 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 1 Jul 2026 |
| King Size S2 5TS | Retailers - other | 130 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Ritetrax S2 5TS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Sheffield Metropolitan Hotel S1 2AU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2025 |
| Community Art Space S1 2AX | Other catering premises | 140 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Mums United Community Centre S3 8HS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 9 May 2025 |
| Big Daddy's S3 8JB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 4 Good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| SADACCA Ltd S3 8JB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2019 |
| Martins Goods to Go Ltd S3 8JB | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Public order | 198 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 181 |
| Other crime | 162 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 137 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Shoplifting | 39 |
| Drugs | 34 |
| Other theft | 33 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Possession of weapons | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
| Bicycle theft | 10 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Police Station (301); On or near Shopping Area (150); On or near Gun Lane (72); On or near Wicker (69); On or near Victoria Station Road (58).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 16% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 60% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 3 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
- S3 8LE: 30 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- S3 8BH: 1 address of 89 in the postcode
- S3 8LB: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Castle House · Blonk Street · Wicker · Bridge Street · Exchange Place · Gun Lane · North Bank · Castle Green · Castle Street · Haymarket · Dixon Lane · Windrush Way
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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.