# S12

Postcode district covering Sheffield, Hackenthorpe and Frecheville, in Sheffield.

S12 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Hackenthorpe and Frecheville, in Sheffield. Median sale price £182,500 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code S12. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [S](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S12 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £182,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S12 was £182,500 in 2025. Joint 267th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 33,706** (2021). S12 had 33,706 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 718th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 87%** (2022). About 87% of people in S12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.2%** (January 2026). In S12, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 87% of people in S12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=S12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 421 homes were sold in S12 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=S12) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for S12.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S12) (Census 2021, England and Wales): S12 had 33,706 usual residents at the census.

## How S12 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | S12 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £182,500 | 20th cheapest | 45 postcode districts, S · 2025 |
| Population | 33,706 | 20th most populated | 47 postcode districts, S · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 87% | 13th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 47 postcode districts, S · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.2% | 7th highest | 47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026 |

## Is S12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S12 at a rate of 92.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 262 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (992), anti-social behaviour (546) and other crime (498).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S12 was 93.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in S12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S12 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in S12

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sheffield 045C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007999) | 1,236 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 052A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008000) | 1,430 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Sheffield 052B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008001) | 1,491 | 106.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 052C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008004) | 1,580 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 052D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008005) | 1,520 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Sheffield 054B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008002) | 1,575 | 73.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.2% |
| [Sheffield 054C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008003) | 1,343 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Sheffield 054D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008006) | 1,436 | 278.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.3% |
| [Sheffield 056B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008029) | 1,488 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 061A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008031) | 1,376 | 101.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 061B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008033) | 1,200 | 304.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.4% |
| [Sheffield 062A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007835) | 1,335 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 062B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007836) | 1,583 | 64.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| [Sheffield 062C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007843) | 1,680 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 062D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007846) | 1,382 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 076A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007838) | 1,432 | 180.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 076B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007839) | 1,598 | 84.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 076C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007841) | 1,513 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 076D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007842) | 1,572 | 81.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 076F](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01033279) | 2,303 | 89.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 076G](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01034845) | 1,329 | 81.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 076H](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01034846) | 1,385 | 161.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Sheffield South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-south-east): Mr Clive Betts (Labour), MP since July 2024. 60% of the people here.
- [Sheffield Heeley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-heeley): Louise Haigh (Labour), MP since July 2024. 37% of the people here.
- [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-derbyshire): Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.6% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in S12

[Birley](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/birley), [Charnock & Basegreen](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/charnock-and-basegreen), [Gleadless](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/gleadless), [Hackenthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/hackenthorpe), [Intake](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/intake)

## Postcode sectors in S12

[S12 2 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12-2), [S12 3 (149 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12-3), [S12 4 (256 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12-4), [S12 9 (8 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12-9)

## Council

[Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)

## Towns in S12

[Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)

## Postcode districts next to S12

[S2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s2), [S8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8), [S13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s13), [S14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s14), [S18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s18), [S20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s20), [S21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s21)

## Nearest rail stations

[Herdings - Leighton Road (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4325,53.3424), [White Lane (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4198,53.3430), [Herdings Park (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4399,53.3424), [Gleadless Townend (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4259,53.3461)

## More in the S postcode area

[All S postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## S12 in brief

S12 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Hackenthorpe and Frecheville, in Sheffield.
About 34,495 people lived in S12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £182,500 in 2025 across 421 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S12 was £182,500 in 2025.
S12 had 33,706 usual residents at the census.
About 87% of people in S12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S12, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: S12
- Postcode area: [S](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s)
- Constituency: [Sheffield South East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-south-east)
- Council: [Sheffield †](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)
- Area: 21.27 km²
- People, mid-2024: 34,495*
- Neighbourhoods: 22
- Output areas: 118

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[S20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s20), [S13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s13), [S18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s18), [S14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s14), [S21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s21), [S8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8)

## Latest updates for S12

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12