S7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sheffield, Nether Edge and Millhouses, in Sheffield.
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 S7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S7, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S7 at a rate of 67.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 130 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (299), anti-social behaviour (280) and shoplifting (162).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S7 was 72.2 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 S7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S7 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield 042E | 1,671 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 046A | 1,753 | 82.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.5% |
| Sheffield 050A | 1,834 | 51.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.0% |
| Sheffield 050B | 1,344 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.7% |
| Sheffield 050C | 1,611 | 81.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| Sheffield 050E | 1,721 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| Sheffield 050F | 1,714 | 120.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.9% |
| Sheffield 055C | 1,971 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.9% |
| Sheffield 055D | 1,431 | 18.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| Sheffield 055E | 1,480 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.6% |
MPs for S7
- Abtisam MohamedLabourMP for Sheffield Central60% of S7’s postcodes
- Olivia BlakeLabourMP for Sheffield Hallam36% of S7’s postcodes
- Louise HaighLabourMP for Sheffield Heeley4.0% of S7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in S71
Postcode sectors in S72
Council1
Towns in S71
Postcode districts next to S74
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S7 in brief
S7 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Nether Edge and Millhouses, in Sheffield.
About 16,962 people lived in S7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £325,000 in 2025 across 231 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S7 was £325,000 in 2025.
S7 had 16,554 usual residents at the census.
In S7, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S7, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.