Halcyon Close Sheffield
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (S12), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34407564.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £222,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 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 Woodhouse, about 3 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 700 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 128 to 132 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Birley Health Centre, about 790 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 133 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £222,000 | £222,000 | £222,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £45,500 | £45,500 | £45,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2016 | 12 S12 4PT | Detached | £222,000 | |
| 22 Mar 2011 | 10 S12 4PT | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2006 | 14 S12 4PT | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 20 Jun 1997 | 2 S12 4PT | Semi-detached | £45,500 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (3); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
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 street: most are in band A (69% of about 650 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)
- Weakland Drive, Weakland Crescent, permissioned (330 m)
- Newstead Estate, Birley, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Penelope Hairdressing And Beauty Room Meadowcroft 1 Birley Lane Sheffield S12 3BP, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Site Of The Cherry Tree Social Club 40 Main Street Hackenthorpe Sheffield S12 4LB, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 128 m and 132 m above sea level (130 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S12 4PQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S12 4PT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Birley Moor Road | 260 m |
| Hackenthorpe | 340 m | |
| Birley Lane | 940 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sheffield Road/Moorthorpe Way Birley | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Co-op Gleadless Car Park | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ridgeway Arms (Mosborough) evyve | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 57.1 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Birley Health Centre | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hackenthorpe Family Dental | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Sheffield Childrens Hospital | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Moss Way Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,890 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 50 m |
| Allotments | Victoria Road Allotments 2.6 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Birley Spa Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Birley Wood | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Carr Forge Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Owlthorpe Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Shire Brook Valley | Valley | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Eckington Marsh | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the street's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 290 m | No published inspection |
| Birley Spa Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Birley Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Birley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Rainbow Forge Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ridgeway Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodhouse West Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Outwood Academy City | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPac S12 4HJ | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2025 |
| Taylor Shaw S12 4HJ | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 6 Dec 2023 |
| Spa View Post Office & Convenience Store S12 4HE | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Golden Plover S12 4HE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 4 Good | 10 Jul 2024 |
| Go Local S12 4HE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 230 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Katie's Kafe S12 4HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 4 Good | 27 Nov 2023 |
| Spa View Community Church S12 4HD | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2020 |
| Taylor Shaw S12 4QE | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 51 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Occupation Lane (29); On or near Weakland Close (18); On or near Spa View Way (11); On or near Parkside Mews (10); On or near Moorthorpe Green (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
Spring Water Avenue · Grassdale View · Occupation Lane · Spa View Drive · Moorthorpe Gardens · Wilthorpe Gardens · Weakland Crescent · Parkside Mews · Spa View Terrace · Parkside Close · Spring Water Close · Fern View Grove
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.