# S5 7QJ: area report for a postcode in Sheffield

S5 7QJ 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 7QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) › [S5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5) › [S5 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5-7)

## Around this postcode

- **77 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Sheffield 015C: 150 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **Leppings Lane, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **No property in S5 7QJ 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=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sheffield 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **£219,713 average price**: For the whole of Sheffield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S5 7QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at S5 7QJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **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=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Southey Green Nursery & Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southey-green-nursery-and-primary-school-e139133) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [E-ACT Pathways Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-pathways-academy-e139932) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Watermead](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-watermead-e140219) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lotus Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lotus-academy-e150029) | Special | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), March 2022, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watercliffe-meadow-community-primary-school-e131082) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [E-Act Parkwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-parkwood-academy-e135934) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-voluntary-academy-e139347) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, special measures | 8% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meynell Nursery & Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meynell-nursery-and-primary-school-e139336) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £137,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £136,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £142,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £147,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2024 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £187,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR (330 m); BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY (360 m); NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE (770 m); ELM LANE SURGERY (830 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (330 m); PARSON CROSS PHARMACY (360 m); WELL (760 m)
- Dental practices: SOUTHEY HILL DENTAL SURGERY (470 m); PAWSON DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Southey Green (470 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Sheffield Southey Superstore (780 m, Tesco); Budgens - Parson Cross (960 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £219,713** (July 2026). Sheffield’s average house price was £219,713 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Sheffield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 53.8** (2025). Sheffield 015C has a deprivation score of 53.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,750th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,577** (2021). Sheffield 015C had 1,577 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,333rd 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 015C, 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: 8.2%** (August 2026). In Sheffield 015C, 8.2% 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: 53.4198, -1.4729

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), July 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=-1.4729,53.4198,S57QJ

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