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S20

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Sheffield, Halfway and Sothall, in Sheffield.

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 S20 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In S20, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£210,000
447th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
30,642
889th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How S20 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

S20Middle
Median sale price45 postcode districts, S · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in S45 areas from £105,500 to £437,000. The middle area is £200,000. S20 is £210,000.
£210,00019th most expensive
Population47 postcode districts, S · 2021
Population: every postcode district in S47 areas from 312 to 62,455. The middle area is 30,642. S20 is 30,642.
30,64224th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in S47 areas from 19.6% to 99.8%. The middle area is 93.4%. S20 is 99.8%.
99.8%highest
Claimant rate45 postcode districts, S · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in S45 areas from 1.0% to 9.4%. The middle area is 3.2%. S20 is 2.8%.
2.8%16th lowest

Is S20 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S20 at a rate of 103.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.

In August 2026 alone, 284 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S20.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (941), anti-social behaviour (652) and shoplifting (566).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S20 was 102.4 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 S20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S20 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

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

Neighbourhoods in S20

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Sheffield 056A1,52664.3 per 1,0004100.0%
Sheffield 056C1,35896.3 per 1,0003100.0%
Sheffield 056D1,543225.7 per 1,0004100.0%
Sheffield 061C1,44536.9 per 1,0001099.9%
Sheffield 061D1,58562.2 per 1,000699.7%
Sheffield 063A1,424143.3 per 1,000697.6%
Sheffield 063B1,154122.2 per 1,00010100.0%
Sheffield 063C1,32726.6 per 1,0009100.0%
Sheffield 063D1,30088.1 per 1,000999.6%
Sheffield 065A1,782111.0 per 1,000499.9%
Sheffield 065B1,23633.6 per 1,0006100.0%
Sheffield 065C1,425167.0 per 1,000199.9%
Sheffield 065D1,44695.0 per 1,000399.6%
Sheffield 065E1,329291.2 per 1,000299.9%
Sheffield 065F1,20053.6 per 1,0008100.0%
Sheffield 072A1,37036.6 per 1,00010100.0%
Sheffield 072B2,40983.4 per 1,0001099.8%
Sheffield 072C2,18337.1 per 1,000699.9%
Sheffield 072D1,98588.7 per 1,000799.7%
Sheffield 072E1,32463.3 per 1,000999.8%

MPs for S20

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

Middle areas in S204

Postcode sectors in S209

Council1

Towns in S201

Postcode districts next to S204

Nearest rail stations4

More in the S postcode area2

S20 in brief

S20 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Halfway and Sothall, in Sheffield.

About 31,136 people lived in S20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £210,000 in 2025 across 408 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 103.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in S20 was £210,000 in 2025.

S20 had 30,642 usual residents at the census.

In S20, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In S20, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.