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

S5 6UQ 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 6UQ 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

- **90 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Sheffield 020D: 273 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **Arena/Olympic Legacy Park, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **No property in S5 6UQ 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=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sheffield 020D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **£217,603 average price**: For the whole of Sheffield, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S5 6UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at S5 6UQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **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=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ
- **14.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oasis Academy Fir Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-fir-vale-e140218) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fir Vale Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fir-vale-academy-e151851) | Secondary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 23.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hucklow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hucklow-primary-school-e142663) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Owler Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/owler-brook-primary-school-e147622) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whiteways Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whiteways-primary-school-e147621) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Longley Park Sixth Form Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longley-park-sixth-form-academy-e144886) | Sixth form and further education | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Abbeyfield Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbeyfield-primary-academy-e143052) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Limpsfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limpsfield-junior-school-e152364) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £128,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| April 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2023 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £74,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| October 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE (390 m); FIRTH PARK SURGERY (790 m)
- Pharmacies: FIR VALE PHARMACY (260 m); ALLIED PHARMACY FIRTH PARK ROAD (790 m)
- Dental practices: PETRIE TUCKER & PARTNERS LTD (510 m); 420 FIRTH PARK ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (790 m); FIRTH PARK DENTAL CLINIC (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Sheffield Barnsley Rd Express (520 m, Tesco); Spar - Owler Lane (550 m, Spar); Heron Firth Park Sheffield (930 m, Heron)

## 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 020D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 60.4** (2025). Sheffield 020D has a deprivation score of 60.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 954th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,880** (2021). Sheffield 020D had 1,880 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,686th 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 020D, 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.4%** (August 2026). In Sheffield 020D, 7.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.4107, -1.4489

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=-1.4489,53.4107,S56UQ

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