# S5

Postcode district covering Sheffield, Shiregreen and Parson Cross, in Sheffield.

S5 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Shiregreen and Parson Cross, in Sheffield. Median sale price £162,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code S5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [S](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s)

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 S5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in S5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=S5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 493 homes were sold in S5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=S5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for S5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): S5 had 62,455 usual residents at the census.

## How S5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | S5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £162,000 | 7th cheapest | 45 postcode districts, S · 2025 |
| Population | 62,455 | most populated | 47 postcode districts, S · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 47 postcode districts, S · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.4% | 3rd highest | 47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026 |

## Is S5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S5 at a rate of 135.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 774 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,567), other crime (1,443) and anti-social behaviour (1,409).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S5 was 126.9 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 S5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S5 has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 23 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in S5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sheffield 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008053) | 1,319 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008056) | 1,432 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007856) | 1,312 | 117.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Sheffield 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008054) | 1,387 | 110.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008055) | 1,591 | 89.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008057) | 1,626 | 194.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008116) | 1,290 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Sheffield 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008117) | 1,829 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Sheffield 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008118) | 1,382 | 222.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008119) | 1,355 | 108.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Sheffield 009G](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008125) | 1,534 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.1% |
| [Sheffield 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007849) | 2,117 | 87.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| [Sheffield 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007857) | 1,682 | 130.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.4% |
| [Sheffield 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008059) | 1,648 | 122.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Sheffield 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008060) | 1,549 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008061) | 1,670 | 181.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008063) | 1,400 | 156.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| [Sheffield 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01033277) | 2,987 | 88.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008090) | 1,635 | 141.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008092) | 1,444 | 167.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Sheffield 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008122) | 1,646 | 195.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008124) | 1,469 | 164.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007848) | 1,794 | 152.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007851) | 1,491 | 75.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Sheffield 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007947) | 1,542 | 202.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007948) | 1,653 | 88.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008062) | 1,684 | 206.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007941) | 1,700 | 190.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007945) | 1,686 | 115.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007946) | 1,577 | 150.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007950) | 1,553 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008123) | 1,393 | 125.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007871) | 1,786 | 150.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007943) | 1,753 | 160.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008094) | 1,203 | 131.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007942) | 1,880 | 273.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007949) | 1,754 | 89.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough): Gill Furniss (Labour), MP since July 2024. 93% of the people here.
- [Penistone and Stocksbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/penistone-and-stocksbridge): Dr Marie Tidball (Labour), MP since July 2024. 7.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in S5

[Firth Park](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/firth-park), [Parson Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/parson-cross), [Sheffield Lane Top & Longley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/sheffield-lane-top-and-longley-park), [Shirecliffe & Parkwood Springs](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/shirecliffe-and-parkwood-springs), [Shiregreen North](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/shiregreen-north), [Shiregreen South](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/shiregreen-south), [Southey Green East](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/southey-green-east), [Southey Green West](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/southey-green-west)

## Postcode sectors in S5

[S5 0 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5-0), [S5 5 (6 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5-5), [S5 6 (210 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5-6), [S5 7 (234 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5-7), [S5 8 (245 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5-8), [S5 9 (170 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5-9)

## Council

[Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)

## Towns in S5

[Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)

## Postcode districts next to S5

[S3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s3), [S4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s4), [S6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6), [S9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s9), [S35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s35), [S61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61)

## Nearest rail stations

[Leppings Lane (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5042,53.4103), [Bamforth Street (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4926,53.3989), [Hillsborough (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5000,53.4020), [Middlewood (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5101,53.4159)

## More in the S postcode area

[All S postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## S5 in brief

S5 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Shiregreen and Parson Cross, in Sheffield.
About 65,383 people lived in S5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £162,000 in 2025 across 493 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 135.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S5 was £162,000 in 2025.
S5 had 62,455 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in S5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S5, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: S5
- Postcode area: [S](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s)
- Constituency: [Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough)
- Council: [Sheffield †](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)
- Area: 13.52 km²
- People, mid-2024: 65,383*
- Neighbourhoods: 37
- Output areas: 202

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[S35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s35), [S6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6), [S9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s9), [S4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s4), [S3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s3), [S61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s61)

## Latest updates for S5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5