S3
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sheffield, Kelham Island and Netherthorpe, 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 S3 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S3, 86.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S3 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S3 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S3 at a rate of 125.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 226 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (948), other crime (520) and anti-social behaviour (482).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S3 was 120.1 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 S3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S3 has no single figure. Of its 9 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S3
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield 019A | 1,792 | 130.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| Sheffield 022B | 1,811 | 91.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Sheffield 022G | 1,854 | 733.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| Sheffield 022H | 1,633 | 291.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.4% |
| Sheffield 026B | 2,285 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.7% |
| Sheffield 073C | 2,103 | 90.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.3% |
| Sheffield 073E | 1,844 | 114.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.6% |
| Sheffield 074A | 2,708 | 282.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.7% |
| Sheffield 074F | 2,163 | 271.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 75.0% |
MPs for S3
- Abtisam MohamedLabourMP for Sheffield Central77% of S3’s postcodes
- Gill FurnissLabourMP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough23% of S3’s postcodes
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 S32
Postcode sectors in S33
Council1
Towns in S31
Postcode districts next to S37
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S3 in brief
S3 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Kelham Island and Netherthorpe, in Sheffield.
About 21,915 people lived in S3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £135,240 in 2025 across 120 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 125.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S3 was £135,240 in 2025.
S3 had 18,857 usual residents at the census.
In S3, 86.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S3, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.