# S98 1EJ: area report for a postcode in Sheffield

S98 1EJ 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 S98 1EJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield) › [S98](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s98) › [S98 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s98-1)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Sheffield 022G: 733 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **Arena/Olympic Legacy Park, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **No property in S98 1EJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sheffield 022G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **£219,713 average price**: For the whole of Sheffield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **97% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at S98 1EJ**: Road 65 dB, rail 56 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ
- **15.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Owler Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/owler-brook-primary-school-e147622) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-sheffield-olympic-legacy-park-e142605) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oasis Academy Don Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-don-valley-e140394) | All-through | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Limpsfield Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limpsfield-junior-school-e152364) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Brightside Nursery Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brightside-nursery-infant-school-e106987) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Whiteways Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whiteways-primary-school-e147621) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fir Vale Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fir-vale-academy-e151851) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | Attainment 8 of 23.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oasis Academy Fir Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-fir-vale-e140218) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| March 2023 | £63,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| April 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 390 m |
| May 2024 | £65,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 410 m |
| October 2024 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 420 m |
| August 2025 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 440 m |
| June 2023 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 440 m |
| February 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 450 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Arena/Olympic Legacy Park (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: UPWELL STREET SURGERY (350 m)
- Pharmacies: UPWELL STREET PHARMACY (350 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Owler Lane (870 m, Spar)

## 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 022G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 64.3** (2025). Sheffield 022G has a deprivation score of 64.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 626th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,854** (2021). Sheffield 022G had 1,854 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,332nd 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Sheffield 022G, 97.8% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 15.9%** (August 2026). In Sheffield 022G, 15.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## S98 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 393** (2021). S98 had 393 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 93rd least 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 S98 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: 97.2%** (January 2026). In S98, 97.2% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 69.1%** (2021). 69.1% of residents in S98 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 334th highest of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)
- Centre: 53.4043, -1.4308

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

## Your MP

- [Sheffield South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sheffield-south-east): Mr Clive Betts (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.4308,53.4043,S981EJ

## How to cite

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