# S8

Postcode district covering Sheffield, in Sheffield.

S8 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, in Sheffield. Median sale price £250,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 87.9 per 1,000 people. About 47,967 people.

Postcode district. Code S8. 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 S8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=S8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in S8 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=S8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 702 homes were sold in S8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=S8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for S8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=S8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): S8 had 46,063 usual residents at the census.

## How S8 compares

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

| Measure | S8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £250,000 | joint 9th most expensive | 45 postcode districts, S · 2025 |
| Population | 46,063 | 5th 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 | 97.6% | joint 11th highest | 47 postcode districts, S · Jan 2026 |

## Is S8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S8 at a rate of 87.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 386 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,453), other crime (716) and anti-social behaviour (704).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S8 was 99.5 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 S8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S8 has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in S8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sheffield 042D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008112) | 1,749 | 106.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Sheffield 051A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007975) | 1,528 | 117.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Sheffield 053A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007978) | 1,556 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.4% |
| [Sheffield 053B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007980) | 1,450 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 053C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007981) | 1,482 | 124.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Sheffield 053D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007983) | 1,390 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.0% |
| [Sheffield 053E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007985) | 1,485 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.2% |
| [Sheffield 059A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007828) | 1,737 | 33.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 059B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007829) | 1,567 | 113.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.1% |
| [Sheffield 059C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007831) | 1,575 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% |
| [Sheffield 059D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007832) | 1,516 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.5% |
| [Sheffield 059E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007986) | 1,374 | 56.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Sheffield 064A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007827) | 1,876 | 71.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| [Sheffield 064B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007830) | 1,465 | 89.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.9% |
| [Sheffield 064C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007833) | 1,659 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.5% |
| [Sheffield 064D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007984) | 1,413 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 064E](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008078) | 1,475 | 180.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.1% |
| [Sheffield 064F](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008079) | 1,203 | 305.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.7% |
| [Sheffield 066A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007824) | 1,330 | 24.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.1% |
| [Sheffield 066B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007825) | 1,439 | 21.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.3% |
| [Sheffield 066C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007826) | 1,494 | 18.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Sheffield 066D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007834) | 1,610 | 82.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.9% |
| [Sheffield 069A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007823) | 1,677 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Sheffield 069B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007916) | 1,572 | 132.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Sheffield 069C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01007919) | 1,665 | 225.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 069D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008080) | 1,408 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 070A](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008081) | 1,516 | 94.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sheffield 070B](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008082) | 1,568 | 151.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.4% |
| [Sheffield 070C](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008083) | 1,524 | 208.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Sheffield 070D](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/neighbourhood/e01008084) | 1,660 | 157.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |

## Your MP

- [Sheffield Heeley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-heeley): Louise Haigh (Labour), MP since July 2024. 94% of the people here.
- [Sheffield Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-central): Abtisam Mohamed (Labour), MP since July 2024. 6.0% of the people here.
- [Sheffield Hallam](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-hallam): Olivia Blake (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.
- [North East Derbyshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-derbyshire): Louise Sandher-Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 S8

[Batemoor & Jordanthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/batemoor-and-jordanthorpe), [Beauchief](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/beauchief), [Greenhill & Lowedges](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/greenhill-and-lowedges), [Meersbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/meersbrook), [Norton & Norton Lees](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/norton-and-norton-lees), [Woodseats](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield/woodseats)

## Postcode sectors in S8

[S8 0 (222 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8-0), [S8 2 (14 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8-2), [S8 7 (223 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8-7), [S8 8 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8-8), [S8 9 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in S8

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

## Postcode districts next to S8

[S2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s2), [S7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s7), [S12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12), [S14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s14), [S17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s17), [S18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s18)

## Nearest rail stations

[Dore and Totley (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5153,53.3276), [Herdings Park (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4399,53.3424), [Herdings - Leighton Road (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4325,53.3424), [Dronfield (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4688,53.3014)

## 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)

## S8 in brief

S8 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, in Sheffield.
About 47,967 people lived in S8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 702 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 87.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S8 was £250,000 in 2025.
S8 had 46,063 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in S8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S8, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: S8
- Postcode area: [S](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s)
- Constituency: [Sheffield Heeley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-heeley)
- Council: [Sheffield †](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)
- Area: 14.19 km²
- People, mid-2024: 47,967*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 162

* 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

[S7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s7), [S14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s14), [S2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s2), [S17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s17), [S12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s12), [S18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s18)

## Latest updates for S8

- 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/s8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s8