# S6 5QU: area report for a postcode in Sheffield

S6 5QU 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 S6 5QU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) › [S6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6) › [S6 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6-5)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. Sheffield 025D: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **Malin Bridge, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **No property in S6 5QU 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=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sheffield 025D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **£217,603 average price**: For the whole of Sheffield, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S6 5QU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **Low road and rail noise at S6 5QU**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **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=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stannington Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stannington-infant-school-e146510) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2023 | – |
| [Shooters Grove Nursery and Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shooters-grove-nursery-and-primary-school-e152366) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | – |
| [Nook Lane Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nook-lane-junior-school-e146012) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forge Valley School & Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forge-valley-school-and-sixth-form-e140547) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lydgate Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydgate-infant-school-e106999) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |
| [Loxley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loxley-primary-school-e146405) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tapton School & Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tapton-school-and-sixth-form-e138069) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 59.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lydgate Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydgate-junior-school-e106998) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2023 | £495,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £201,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: LO'S PHARMACY LTD (380 m); LO'S PHARMACY LIMITED (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Stannington - Oldfield Road (260 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Stannington (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Stannington (580 m, Spar)

## 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 025D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.3** (2025). Sheffield 025D has a deprivation score of 32.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,238th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £188,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sheffield 025D was £188,500 in 2025. Joint 5,529th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,525** (2021). Sheffield 025D had 1,525 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,162nd 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: 81.3%** (January 2026). In Sheffield 025D, 81.3% 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.

## S6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S6 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 57,832** (2021). S6 had 57,832 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 110th 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 S6 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In S6, 94.6% 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: 53.3901, -1.5345

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

## Your MP

- [Sheffield Hallam](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-hallam): Olivia Blake (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=-1.5345,53.3901,S65QU

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