Hanover Way Sheffield
14 addresses across 7 postcodes (S1,S3), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 34409471.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2003 the median was £1,825,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: 12 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 25% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sheffield, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 50 m away, and Weston Park (4.8 hectares) is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 75 to 90 m above sea level.
- Noise: 13 of its 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is University Health Service Health Centre, about 390 m away, with 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 2,250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 9% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | £1,825,000 | £1,825,000 | £1,825,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2019 | KINGS COURT, 80 S3 7UF | Other | £8,550,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Feb 2003 | HANOVER HOUSE, 2 S3 7UF | Detached | £1,825,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 (72% of about 3,500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Hanover. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 11.
- 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
- BEEHIVE WORKS, grade II*
- BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILING TO SPRINGFIELD JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOLS, grade II
- CARETAKERS HOUSE TO SPRINGFIELD JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST SILAS, grade II
- NOS. 94, 96 AND 100, MILTON STREET, grade II
- NUMBER 10 TO 16 AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
- NUMBERS 2 AND 3 AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL AND RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBERS 4 AND 5 AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
- NUMBERS 6 AND 7 AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
- NUMBERS 8 AND 9 AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL, grade II
- SPRINGFIELD JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOLS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Broompark House, 200 - 208 Broomhall Street, Sheffield S3 7SQ, permissioned (90 m)
- 90 Broomspring Lane Sheffield S10 2FB, permissioned (170 m)
- 13 Wharncliffe Road Broomhall Sheffield S10 2DH, permissioned (210 m)
- Egerton Lane/Egerton Street/Dene Street, not permissioned (220 m)
- Egerton Street / Hanover Way, not permissioned (290 m)
- 14B Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield S10 2BA, permissioned (310 m)
- Car park, 2 Cavendish Street S3 7RZ, not permissioned (320 m)
- Milton Street Car Park Milton Street Sheffield S3 7UF, permissioned (330 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 23 August 2026 to 25 August 2026: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL, Utility asset works, lane closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 8 August 2026 to 9 August 2026: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL, Utility asset works, lane closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 4JX | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| S3 7TW | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 5 / 40 | unlikely |
| S3 7RU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S3 7SQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 8 | unlikely |
| S3 7UF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| S3 7WQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| S3 7XB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 75 m and 90 m above sea level (81 m on average); the ground rises about 15 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 4JX | 33% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| S3 7RU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S3 7SQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S3 7TW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S3 7UF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S3 7WQ | 25% | 25% | 25% | 0% |
| S3 7XB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Dore and Totley 240,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | University of Sheffield | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| West Street | 570 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Netherthorpe Road | 880 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 56 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fitzwilliam Street/Wellington Street Sheffield Centre | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Sheffield Interchange/A5 Sheffield Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fitzwilliam Street Car Park | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 53.1 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest University Health Service Health Centre | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Reliable Direct Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Devonshire Quarter Dental | 390 m |
| Hospital | Sheffield Childrens Hospital | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Bar Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitespace Technology Ltd. | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Weston Park 4.8 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 30 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,510 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holberry Gardens Allotment Gardens 1,990 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 10 parks and gardens, 8.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Beehive Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m south-east. 196 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 14 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Beehive Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-east |
| Broom Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Library and Arts Tower, University of Sheffield | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Weston Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 760 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Leahs Yard | Listed building, Grade II* | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Sheffield General Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Remains of the former Doncaster Street Steelworks including the standing structure of a cementation furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Remains of the former tool steelworks at Bower Spring | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Buried remains of the former Marshall’s Millsands steelworks | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sharrow Vale | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Mill Leat | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Clay Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Endcliffe Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Wood Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 14 |
13 of the street's 14 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 230 m | Good (Oct 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Broomhall Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 270 m | No published inspection |
| Porter Croft Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| King Edward VII School | Secondary | 11–18 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| UTC Sheffield City Centre | Secondary | 13–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | 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 |
| Broomhill Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Netherthorpe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | 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 |
| Sharrow Nursery, Infant and Junior School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lowfield Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| The Sheffield College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Westways Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Hunter's Bar Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGS Junction S3 7SP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 4 Good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Sarangi Off Licence S10 2FQ | Retailers - other | 140 m | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2019 |
| Select & Save S3 7SP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Feb 2025 |
| International Foods S10 2FG | Retailers - other | 160 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Broomhall Mini Market S3 7SP | Retailers - other | 170 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Unit Sheffield S3 7WB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Open Kitchen Social Club S3 7RQ | Other catering premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Sheffield University Nursery S10 2FL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Taylor Shaw S3 7RZ | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jan 2025 |
| Taylor Shaw S10 2DN | School/college/university | 270 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Bath Hotel S3 7QL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 4 Good | 21 May 2021 |
| Brunch Break S3 7WL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2023 |
| Ben's Centre S10 2GB | Other catering premises | 310 m | 4 Good | 24 Feb 2025 |
| Places for People S10 2DF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 12 Oct 2018 |
| Plant Room Cafe T/A Turkish Baths 1877 Ltd S3 7QD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 48 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Exeter Way (15); On or near Wharncliffe Road (11); On or near Clarke Street (11); On or near Brunswick Street (8); On or near Broom Street (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 9% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 34% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 23% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 4 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
- S1 4JX: 3 addresses of 258 in the postcode
- S3 7TW: 3 addresses of 61 in the postcode
- S3 7RU: 2 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- S3 7SQ: 2 addresses of 45 in the postcode
- S3 7UF: 2 addresses of 3 in the postcode
- S3 7WQ: 1 address of 76 in the postcode
- S3 7XB: 1 address of 59 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Headford Gardens · Clarke Street · Filey Lane · Hanover Court · Broomspring Close · Broomspring Lane · Monmouth Street · William Street · Headford Grove · Holberry Close · Headford Mews · Broom Walk
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.