S12 3BU

Birley · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sheffield
Ward
Birley
Local authority
Sheffield
Postcode district
S12
Postcode sector
S12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S12 3BF 35 m
S12 3BT 61 m
S12 3BX 70 m
S12 3BR 83 m
S20 5FA 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S12 3BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S12
Postcode sector
S12 3
Latitude
53.341487
Longitude
-1.391892
British National Grid easting
440,586
British National Grid northing
382,902

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Electoral ward
Birley · E05010859
Parish or community
E43000173
Westminster constituency
Sheffield South East · E14001470
Output area
E00172487
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 076H · E01034846
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 076 · E02006869

Postcode source versions

Explore S12

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Birley Wood Drive, Sheffield, S12 3BU 4 December 2020 £182,500
1, Birley Wood Drive, Sheffield, S12 3BU 28 February 2020 £162,000
3, Birley Wood Drive, Sheffield, S12 3BU 22 August 2019 £64,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
40
Secondary
8
  1. Birley Spa Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    624 m
  2. St John Fisher Primary, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    715 m
  3. The Birley Academy

    Academy converter

    763 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,598
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 533
  • Anti social behaviour 262
  • Criminal damage and arson 163
  • Vehicle crime 131
  • Shoplifting 121

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

15 female, 14 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.6
S12 3 residents
8,811

Age bands in S12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,451 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

959 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

2,173 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,552 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

2,158 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S12 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

20

within 5 km

  • BIRLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BIRLEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S12 3BP

    ODS code C88025

    363 m

  • THE THORPE PRACTICE

    MOORTHORPE BANK, OWLTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S20 6PD

    ODS code C88647

    1.1 km

  • JAUNTY SPRINGS HEALTH CENTRE

    53 JAUNTY WAY, SHEFFIELD, S12 3DZ

    ODS code C88050

    1.9 km

  • CHARNOCK HEALTH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    WHITE LANE, SHEFFIELD, S12 3GH

    ODS code C88032

    1.9 km

  • WOODHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    5-7 SKELTON LANE, WOODHOUSE, SHEFFIELD, S13 7LY

    ODS code C88072

    2.2 km

  • STONECROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    871 GLEADLESS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S12 2LJ

    ODS code C88022

    2.3 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    462 RICHMOND ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S13 8NA

    ODS code C88085

    2.4 km

  • CRYSTAL PEAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE MEDICAL CENTRE, CRYSTAL PEAKS, 15 PEAKS MOUNT, SHEFFIELD, S20 7HZ

    ODS code C88648

    2.5 km

  • MOSBOROUGH HEALTH CENTRE

    DOCTORS SURGERY, 34 QUEEN STREET, MOSBOROUGH, SHEFFIELD, S20 5BQ

    ODS code C88078

    2.6 km

  • HANDSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    432 HANDSWORTH ROAD, HANDSWORTH, SHEFFIELD, S13 9BZ

    ODS code C88036

    3.4 km

  • SOTHALL & BEIGHTON HEALTH CENTRES

    24 ECKINGTON ROAD, BEIGHTON, SHEFFIELD, S20 1HQ

    ODS code C88023

    3.5 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 FAIRFAX RISE, SHEFFIELD, S2 1SL

    ODS code C88020

    3.6 km

  • EAST BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    555 EAST BANK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2AG

    ODS code C88088

    3.7 km

  • MANOR AND PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    204 HARBOROUGH AVENUE, SHEFFIELD, S2 1QU

    ODS code C88090

    4.3 km

  • GLEADLESS MEDICAL CENTRE

    636 GLEADLESS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S14 1PQ

    ODS code C88019

    4.3 km

  • NORFOLK PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    227 PARK GRANGE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3TA

    ODS code C88006

    4.5 km

  • THE VALLEYS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    GOSBER ROAD, ECKINGTON, SHEFFIELD, S21 4BZ

    ODS code C81002

    4.5 km

  • WAVERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUNNY LANE, WAVERLEY, ROTHERHAM, S60 8GD

    ODS code Y08645

    4.9 km

  • CLOVER GROUP PRACTICE

    DARNALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 290 MAIN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S9 4QH

    ODS code C88069

    5.0 km

  • DOVERCOURT GROUP PRACTICE

    DOVERCOURT SURGERY, 3 SKYE EDGE AVENUE, SHEFFIELD, S2 5FX

    ODS code C88087

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Birley Moor Road/Birley Lane

    BCT · Birley

    0.1 miles
  • Birley Moor Road Platform to Halfway

    TMU · Birley

    0.1 miles
  • Moor Valley/Sheffield Road

    BCT · Hackenthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Birley Moor Road Platform to City

    TMU · Birley

    0.1 miles
  • Sheffield Road/Moorthorpe Way

    BCT · Birley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 076H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,739 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. Birley Spa Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 624 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,598 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 533 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.