Wolfe Road Sheffield
73 addresses across 4 postcodes (S6), about 310 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34406568.
- Sales: 37 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £138,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 44 homes have an energy certificate (C: 18, D: 21, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chapeltown (South Yorkshire), about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wolfe Road Park, is about 80 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 130 to 142 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 73 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Foxhill Medical Centre, about 550 m (0.3 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 35% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 132 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £138,500 | £138,500 | £138,500 |
| 2024 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £98,000 | £98,000 | £98,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £117,000 | £117,000 | £117,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £90,000 | £80,000 | £100,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £77,750 | £73,000 | £82,500 |
| 2015 | 3 | £61,000 | £55,500 | £82,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | £63,000 | £63,000 | £63,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £76,000 | £76,000 | £76,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £99,500 | £89,000 | £110,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £77,500 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| 2006 | 4 | £68,200 | £28,500 | £90,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2025 | 15 S6 1BT | Terraced | £138,500 | |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 56 S6 1BU | Terraced | £81,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Aug 2024 | 15 S6 1BT | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 16 May 2024 | 1 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £130,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Oct 2022 | 11 S6 1BT | Terraced | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 8 Sep 2020 | 36 S6 1BU | Semi-detached | £98,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2020 | 1 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £97,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Mar 2019 | 76 S6 1BU | Semi-detached | £117,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2019 | 1 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £60,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jul 2018 | 27 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2018 | 6 S6 1BU | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 6 May 2016 | 26 S6 1BU | Semi-detached | £82,500 | |
| 5 Feb 2016 | 11 S6 1BT | Terraced | £73,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2015 | 8 S6 1BU | Terraced | £61,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2015 | 36 S6 1BU | Semi-detached | £82,500 | |
| 14 Jan 2015 | 68 S6 1BU | Terraced | £55,500 | |
| 18 Sep 2014 | 16 S6 1BU | Terraced | £53,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Oct 2011 | 11 S6 1BT | Terraced | £63,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2010 | 26 S6 1BU | Terraced | £76,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2008 | 26 S6 1BU | Terraced | £89,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2008 | 27 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2007 | 74 S6 1BU | Terraced | £77,500 | |
| 18 Dec 2006 | 5 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £86,400 | |
| 15 Nov 2006 | 37 S6 1BT | Terraced | £28,500 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Oct 2006 | 41 - 43 S6 1BT | Terraced | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Apr 2006 | 36 S6 1BU | Semi-detached | £90,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2005 | 9 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2005 | 56 S6 1BU | Terraced | £61,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2004 | 36 S6 1BU | Semi-detached | £74,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | 9 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £82,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2002 | 27 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £35,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2002 | 36 S6 1BU | Semi-detached | £23,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2002 | 46 S6 1BU | Terraced | £16,500 | |
| 13 Nov 2001 | 8 S6 1BU | Terraced | £12,000 | |
| 19 Mar 1998 | 46 S6 1BU | Terraced | £10,000 | |
| 23 Feb 1998 | 27 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £15,000 | |
| 11 Apr 1996 | 5 S6 1BT | Semi-detached | £35,000 |
Energy performance certificates
44 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (18); House, end-terrace (10); House, mid-terrace (9). Built: 1930-1949 (32); 1950-1966 (10); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15); owner-occupied (13); rented (private) (12).
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 (72% of about 740 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)
- 10 Wilcox Road, Sheffield S6 1BR, permissioned (270 m)
- AutoMoney 253 Halifax Road Wadsley Bridge Sheffield S6 1AD, permissioned (370 m)
- Birley Mount Fox Hill Road Sheffield S6 1HF, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Midhurst Road Residential Home 21 Midhurst Road Sheffield S6 1EY, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Adjacent Trident House Baxter Road Sheffield, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Mansell Crescent / Mansell Road, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Parson Cross Hotel, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Ritz Social Club, Southey Green Road, Sheffield S5 8GX, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 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 1BU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| S6 1BT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S6 1BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S6 1BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 73 addresses are between 130 m and 142 m above sea level (138 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S6 1BQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S6 1BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S6 1BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S6 1BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Meadowhall 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Sheffield 10 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Middlewood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Leppings Lane | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 63 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wilcox Road/Powley Road Fox Hill | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hillsborough Interchange/H5 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Valet Parking Rotterdam Airport | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 50.1 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Foxhill Medical Centre | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Foxhill Pharmacy | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Northern General Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police Training Centre | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wolfe Road Park 1.1 ha | 80 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Birley Edge | Hill | 510 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Oxspring Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Scraith Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Skew Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Cinder Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Waterfall Clough | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 67 | 73 |
6 of the street's 73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 330 m | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Meynell Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Parson Cross Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 580 m (0.4 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mercia Northridge School | Secondary | 11–16 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Mansel Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Yewlands Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Southey Green Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 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; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| E-Act Parkwood Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Marlcliffe Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
| Grenoside Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Wolfe Road Convenience Store S6 1BT | Retailers - other | 60 m | 4 Good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Popeyes Express S6 1BT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Aug 2025 |
| The Fox & Hounds S6 1HJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 4 Good | 10 Nov 2023 |
| Ocean City S6 1HG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Foxhill Tandoori S6 1HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Feb 2025 |
| Go Extra Local S6 1HG | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2024 |
| Edge S6 1HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 320 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2025 |
| Eight Foot Way S5 9QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
| Foxhill Primary School S6 1AZ | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Jun 2025 |
| Little Rascals S6 1AF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Midhurst Residential Care Home S6 1EY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Wadsley Bridge WMC & Institute S6 1LB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 70 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wilcox Road (22); On or near Wilcox Close (22); On or near Browning Drive (19); On or near Browning Road (17); On or near Browning Close (17).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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
- S6 1BU: 40 addresses
- S6 1BT: 31 addresses
- S6 1BQ: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
- S6 1BS: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Wolfe Drive · Browning Close · Browning Road · Lyminster Road · Powley Road · Browning Drive · Bullen Road · Wilcox Close · Bignor Road · Camborne Road · Aysgarth Road · Bignor Place
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.