# S6

Postcode district covering Sheffield and Owlerton, in Sheffield.

S6 is a postcode district covering Sheffield and Owlerton, in Sheffield. Median sale price £225,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 87.2 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code S6. 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 S6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in S6 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=S6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 922 homes were sold in S6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=S6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for S6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): S6 had 57,832 usual residents at the census.

## How S6 compares

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

| Measure | S6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £225,000 | 15th most expensive | 45 postcode districts, S · 2025 |
| Population | 57,832 | 2nd 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 | 94.6% | 20th highest | 47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026 |

## Is S6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S6 at a rate of 87.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 495 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,844), anti-social behaviour (973) and other crime (897).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S6 was 82.2 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 S6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S6 has no single figure. Of its 38 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in S6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sheffield 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01033275) | 1,599 | 81.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 76.2% |
| [Sheffield 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008085) | 1,330 | 123.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Sheffield 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008086) | 1,449 | 149.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Sheffield 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008087) | 1,479 | 85.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.2% |
| [Sheffield 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008088) | 1,359 | 121.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007987) | 1,427 | 23.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [Sheffield 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007988) | 1,476 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007989) | 1,403 | 72.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.6% |
| [Sheffield 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007991) | 1,514 | 89.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.9% |
| [Sheffield 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007995) | 1,510 | 162.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Sheffield 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008089) | 1,689 | 180.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.1% |
| [Sheffield 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008091) | 1,392 | 206.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.4% |
| [Sheffield 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008093) | 1,425 | 359.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.7% |
| [Sheffield 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007990) | 1,434 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.7% |
| [Sheffield 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007992) | 1,505 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007993) | 1,626 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007994) | 1,343 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007996) | 1,659 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.9% |
| [Sheffield 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008129) | 1,638 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 57.4% |
| [Sheffield 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008130) | 1,545 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| [Sheffield 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008131) | 1,600 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Sheffield 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008132) | 1,326 | 9.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.2% |
| [Sheffield 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008133) | 1,509 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Sheffield 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008151) | 1,511 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008153) | 1,637 | 44.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.2% |
| [Sheffield 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008154) | 1,639 | 38.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.9% |
| [Sheffield 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008155) | 1,425 | 56.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Sheffield 024E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008156) | 1,464 | 16.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008160) | 1,349 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.0% |
| [Sheffield 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007997) | 1,583 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Sheffield 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007998) | 1,504 | 149.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Sheffield 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008152) | 1,434 | 62.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.0% |
| [Sheffield 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008158) | 1,525 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.3% |
| [Sheffield 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008065) | 2,113 | 152.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Sheffield 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008072) | 1,664 | 141.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.9% |
| [Sheffield 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008157) | 1,626 | 134.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.6% |
| [Sheffield 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008161) | 1,684 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.5% |
| [Sheffield 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008073) | 1,591 | 132.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.6% |

## Your MP

- [Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-brightside-and-hillsborough): Gill Furniss (Labour), MP since July 2024. 45% of the people here.
- [Sheffield Hallam](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-hallam): Olivia Blake (Labour), MP since July 2024. 30% of the people here.
- [Sheffield Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-central): Abtisam Mohamed (Labour), MP since July 2024. 25% of the people here.
- [Penistone and Stocksbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/penistone-and-stocksbridge): Dr Marie Tidball (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.4% 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 S6

[Hillsborough, Owlerton & Wadsley Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/hillsborough-owlerton-and-wadsley-bridge), [Lower Stannington](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/lower-stannington), [Malin Bridge & Wisewood](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/malin-bridge-and-wisewood), [Upper Stannington & Loxley](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/upper-stannington-and-loxley), [Upperthorpe, Netherthorpe & Langsett](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/upperthorpe-netherthorpe-and-langsett), [Wadsley & Marlcliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/wadsley-and-marlcliffe), [Walkley](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/walkley)

## Postcode sectors in S6

[S6 1 (235 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6-1), [S6 2 (185 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6-2), [S6 3 (164 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6-3), [S6 4 (238 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6-4), [S6 5 (204 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6-5), [S6 6 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6-6), [S6 9 (12 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in S6

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

## Postcode districts next to S6

[S3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s3), [S5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5), [S10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s10), [S32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s32), [S33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s33), [S35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s35), [S36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s36)

## 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)

## S6 in brief

S6 is a postcode district covering Sheffield and Owlerton, in Sheffield.
About 59,740 people lived in S6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,000 in 2025 across 922 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 87.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S6 was £225,000 in 2025.
S6 had 57,832 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in S6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S6, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: S6
- 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: 87.38 km²
- People, mid-2024: 59,740*
- Neighbourhoods: 38
- Output areas: 203

* 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), [S10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s10), [S33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s33), [S36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s36), [S5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s5), [S3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s3)

## Latest updates for S6

- 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/s6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s6