Wickfield Road Sheffield
131 addresses across 7 postcodes (S12), about 370 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34408004.
- Sales: 13 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £133,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (B: 11, C: 13).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Woodhouse, about 2.7 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 420 m (0.3 miles) away, and Shire Brook Valley (101 hectares) is about 430 m (0.3 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 95 to 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 131 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Birley Health Centre, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 990 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 45% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £133,500 | £133,500 | £133,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £52,000 | £52,000 | £52,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £57,500 | £50,000 | £65,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £117,000 | £49,000 | £152,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £111,450 | £111,450 | £111,450 |
| 2007 | 1 | £68,500 | £68,500 | £68,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2024 | 19 S12 4TU | Terraced | £133,500 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Feb 2022 | 11 S12 4TU | Terraced | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jun 2020 | 21 S12 4TU | Terraced | £52,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Aug 2019 | 27 S12 4TU | Terraced | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jul 2019 | 13 S12 4TU | Terraced | £65,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2016 | 21 S12 4TU | Terraced | £49,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Nov 2016 | 11 S12 4TU | Terraced | £117,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Aug 2016 | 1 S12 4TU | Terraced | £152,500 | Leasehold. |
| 20 May 2015 | 11 S12 4TU | Terraced | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Jan 2013 | 1 S12 4TU | Terraced | £152,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 8 Mar 2012 | 15 S12 4TU | Semi-detached | £152,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 1 Dec 2011 | 27 S12 4TU | Semi-detached | £111,450 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 9 Mar 2007 | 55 S12 4TU | Terraced | £68,500 |
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (8); House, mid-terrace (8); House, semi-detached (8). Built: 2009 (8); 2007-2011 (7); 2012 onwards (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (10); owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
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 (81% of about 1,700 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)
- Site Of Properties At Scowerdons Drive, Silkstone Road, Spa Brook Drive, Wickfield Close (Scowerdons Phases 1b, 1c,2, 4,5, 6), not permissioned (160 m)
- Garage Site At Rear Of 30 To 48 Stanage Rise Sheffield S12 4SB, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Weakland Drive, Weakland Crescent, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Newstead Estate, Birley, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 2 October 2026 to 7 October 2026: NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S12 4TU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S12 4SA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| S12 4RD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S12 4TE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| S12 4TG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S12 4TX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| S12 4RP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 131 addresses are between 95 m and 115 m above sea level (106 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S12 4RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S12 4RP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S12 4SA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S12 4TE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S12 4TG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S12 4TU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S12 4TX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woodhouse 40,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.6 miles) |
| Darnall 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Birley Moor Road | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hackenthorpe | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Birley Lane | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wickfield Road/Silkstone Road Frecheville | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eckington | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Co-op Gleadless Car Park | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ridgeway Arms (Mosborough) evyve | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 58 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Birley Health Centre | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lo's Pharmacy | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Birley Moor Dental Care | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Sheffield Childrens Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Moss Way Police Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,890 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Shire Brook Valley 101 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Road Allotments 2.6 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 103 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wickfield Plantation | Wood | 350 m north-west |
| Birley Spa Wood | Wood | 390 m south-east |
| Carr Forge Dam | Lake or reservoir | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Shire Brook Valley | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Birley Vale | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Owlthorpe Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 123 | 131 |
8 of the street's 131 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birley Spa Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodhouse West Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m (0.5 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 |
| St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Outwood Academy City | Secondary | 11–16 | 900 m (0.6 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 |
| Birley Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Birley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Stradbroke Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Rainbow Forge Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Intake Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Gleadless Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kiosk S12 4TR | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2021 |
| Silkstone Arms S12 4RP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 4 Good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Scowerdons Youth Club S12 4TL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Taylor Shaw S12 4QE | School/college/university | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wickfield Grove (12); On or near Newhill Lane (8); On or near Silkstone Road (6); On or near Wickfield Drive (4); On or near Fenton Drive (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 6 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC: Utility repair and maintenance works, 2 October 2026 to 8 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- S12 4TU: 93 addresses of 113 in the postcode
- S12 4SA: 8 addresses of 50 in the postcode
- S12 4RD: 7 addresses of 49 in the postcode
- S12 4TE: 7 addresses of 63 in the postcode
- S12 4TG: 7 addresses of 75 in the postcode
- S12 4TX: 5 addresses of 42 in the postcode
- S12 4RP: 4 addresses of 56 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Newhill Lane · Wickfield Drive · Netherwood Avenue · Fenton Drive · Wickfield Close · Wickfield Grove · Spa Brook Drive · Silkstone Crescent · Scowerdons Drive · Scowerdons Close · Dyke Vale Road · Jermyn Avenue
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.