# S5 6DY: area report for a postcode in Sheffield

S5 6DY is a postcode in Sheffield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sheffield. Open the map at S5 6DY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) › [S5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5) › [S5 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5-6)

## Around this postcode

- **50 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Sheffield 014D: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **Meadowhall, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **No property in S5 6DY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sheffield 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **£217,603 average price**: For the whole of Sheffield, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S5 6DY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **Low road and rail noise at S5 6DY**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Limpsfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limpsfield-junior-school-e152364) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Brigantia Hill Fort Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brigantia-hill-fort-academy-e152104) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hinde House 2-16 Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hinde-house-2-16-academy-e139856) | All-through | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brightside Nursery Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brightside-nursery-infant-school-e106987) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Owler Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/owler-brook-primary-school-e147622) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hatfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hatfield-academy-e144481) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hucklow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hucklow-primary-school-e142663) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fir Vale Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fir-vale-academy-e151851) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 23.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £212,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| June 2026 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| May 2026 | £118,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2024 | £203,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FIRTH PARK SURGERY (810 m)
- Pharmacies: SEVEN HILLS PHARMACY (340 m); ALLIED PHARMACY FIRTH PARK ROAD (810 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (300 m); 420 FIRTH PARK ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (810 m); FIRTH PARK DENTAL CLINIC (980 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £217,603** (August 2026). Sheffield’s average house price was £217,603 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,885** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sheffield earned a median of £37,885 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 154th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Sheffield costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.6** (2025). Sheffield has a deprivation score of 27.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 55th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sheffield 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.5** (2025). Sheffield 014D has a deprivation score of 14.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,839th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £159,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sheffield 014D was £159,250 in 2025. Joint 3,006th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,750** (2021). Sheffield 014D had 1,750 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,566th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Sheffield 014D, 100.0% 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.

## S5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £162,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S5 was £162,000 in 2025. Joint 163rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 62,455** (2021). S5 had 62,455 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 81st 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in S5 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.4%** (January 2026). In S5, 99.4% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)
- Centre: 53.4160, -1.4340

Council: [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough): Gill Furniss (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4340,53.4160,S56DY

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