S12 3LJ

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 3LN 79 m
S12 3LP 90 m
S12 3LF 98 m
S12 3LQ 108 m
S12 3LL 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S12 3LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S12
Postcode sector
S12 3
Latitude
53.340918
Longitude
-1.429837
British National Grid easting
438,060
British National Grid northing
382,818

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
E00039708
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 062A · E01007835
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 062 · E02001672

Postcode source versions

Explore S12

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Adastral Avenue, Sheffield, S12 3LJ 29 June 2026 £242,000
15, Adastral Avenue, Sheffield, S12 3LJ 4 October 2024 £245,000
12, Adastral Avenue, Sheffield, S12 3LJ 3 May 2024 £160,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
47
Secondary
10
  1. Woodlands Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    468 m
  2. Charnock Hall Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    714 m
  3. Gleadless Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,379
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 832
  • Shoplifting 385
  • Anti social behaviour 266
  • Criminal damage and arson 246
  • Public order 135

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

15 female, 20 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.4% 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

29

within 5 km straight-line

  • STONECROFT MEDICAL CENTRE

    871 GLEADLESS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S12 2LJ

    ODS code C88022

    598 m

  • CHARNOCK HEALTH PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    WHITE LANE, SHEFFIELD, S12 3GH

    ODS code C88032

    649 m

  • JAUNTY SPRINGS HEALTH CENTRE

    53 JAUNTY WAY, SHEFFIELD, S12 3DZ

    ODS code C88050

    1.1 km

  • EAST BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    555 EAST BANK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2AG

    ODS code C88088

    2.0 km

  • BIRLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    120 BIRLEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S12 3BP

    ODS code C88025

    2.2 km

  • GLEADLESS MEDICAL CENTRE

    636 GLEADLESS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S14 1PQ

    ODS code C88019

    2.3 km

  • RICHMOND MEDICAL CENTRE

    462 RICHMOND ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S13 8NA

    ODS code C88085

    2.6 km

  • NORFOLK PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    227 PARK GRANGE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3TA

    ODS code C88006

    2.8 km

  • HEELEY GREEN SURGERY

    302 GLEADLESS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3AJ

    ODS code C88073

    2.9 km

  • MEADOWGREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    1 DYCHE CLOSE, JORDANTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S8 8DJ

    ODS code C88015

    3.0 km

  • CARRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CARRFIELD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S8 9SG

    ODS code C88082

    3.1 km

  • WHITE HOUSE SURGERY

    1 FAIRFAX RISE, SHEFFIELD, S2 1SL

    ODS code C88020

    3.1 km

  • WOODSEATS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE RODDICK BUILDING, 900 CHESTERFIELD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S8 0SH

    ODS code C88041

    3.4 km

  • BEAUCHIEF MEDICAL PRACTICE

    23 ABBEY LANE, SHEFFIELD, S8 0BJ

    ODS code C88046

    3.6 km

  • THE THORPE PRACTICE

    MOORTHORPE BANK, OWLTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S20 6PD

    ODS code C88647

    3.6 km

  • MANOR AND PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    204 HARBOROUGH AVENUE, SHEFFIELD, S2 1QU

    ODS code C88090

    3.7 km

  • SLOAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LITTLE LONDON ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S8 0YH

    ODS code C88026

    3.7 km

  • VERITAS HEALTH CENTRE

    243-245 CHESTERFIELD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S8 0RT

    ODS code C88631

    3.7 km

  • DOVERCOURT GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88087

    3.9 km

  • THE MATHEWS PRACTICE BELGRAVE

    22 ASLINE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 4UJ

    ODS code C88038

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Norton Avenue/Leighton Road

    BCT · Gleadless Townend

    0.1 miles
  • Herdings-Leighton Rd to Herdings Pk

    TMU · Herdings

    0.1 miles
  • Herdings-Leighton Rd to City

    TMU · Herdings

    0.1 miles
  • Norton Avenue/Leighton Road

    BCT · Gleadless Townend

    0.1 miles
  • Herdings - Leighton Road From City

    PLT · Herdings

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 062A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,950 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £170,000 from 5 recorded sales in S12 3LJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sheffield is £219,539 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

70 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. Woodlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 468 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,379 published events cover 12 months, averaging 198.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 832 events.

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