# S8 8RL: area report for a postcode in Sheffield

S8 8RL 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 S8 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) › [S8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8) › [S8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Sheffield 064A: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **Herdings Park, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **No property in S8 8RL 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=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sheffield 064A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **£219,713 average price**: For the whole of Sheffield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S8 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **Low road and rail noise at S8 8RL**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL
- **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=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mundella Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mundella-primary-school-e152088) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Woodseats Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodseats-primary-school-e147375) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-school-of-therapeutic-education-e142912) | Special | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Abbey Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-lane-primary-school-e151409) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [Talbot Specialist School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/talbot-specialist-school-e107178) | Special | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | – |
| [Newfield Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newfield-secondary-school-e140821) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 52.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Norton Free Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norton-free-church-of-england-primary-school-e107106) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-e138828) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £249,950 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £279,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £312,750 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £252,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £157,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £450,100 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £228,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOODSEATS MEDICAL CENTRE (580 m); BEAUCHIEF MEDICAL PRACTICE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: EVEREST PHARMACY - CHESTERFIELD (470 m); DERBYSHIRE LANE PHARMACY (510 m); WOODSEATS PHARMACY (580 m)
- Dental practices: CHESTERFIELD ROAD DENTAL PRACTIC (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Woodseats Supermarket (410 m, Asda); Co-op Woodseats - Derbyshire Lane (460 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Abbey Lane (740 m, Spar); Morrisons Greenhill Sheffield (950 m, Morrisons)

## 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 064A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.9** (2025). Sheffield 064A has a deprivation score of 9.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,616th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £277,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sheffield 064A was £277,500 in 2025. Joint 14,155th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,876** (2021). Sheffield 064A had 1,876 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,761st 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In Sheffield 064A, 96.4% 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.

## S8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S8 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 46,063** (2021). S8 had 46,063 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 285th 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 S8 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In S8, 97.6% 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: 53.3412, -1.4719

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

## Your MP

- [Sheffield Heeley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-heeley): Louise Haigh (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=-1.4719,53.3412,S88RL

## How to cite

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