S2 4BU

City · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sheffield
Ward
City
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Central
Postcode district
S2
Postcode sector
S2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S2 4BY 26 m
S2 4BW 28 m
S2 4AD 32 m
S2 4AR 58 m
S2 4AG 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S2 4BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S2
Postcode sector
S2 4
Latitude
53.375969
Longitude
-1.463657
British National Grid easting
435,779
British National Grid northing
386,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Electoral ward
City · E05010862
Parish or community
E43000173
Westminster constituency
Sheffield Central · E14001467
Output area
E00172508
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 042G · E01033274
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 042 · E02001652

Postcode source versions

Explore S2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
37, Laycock Studios, Suffolk Road, Sheffield, S2 4BU 3 May 2023 £15,996,021

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
109
Primary
71
Secondary
14
  1. UTC Sheffield City Centre

    University technical college

    325 m
  2. Freeman College

    Special post 16 institution

    357 m
  3. The Sheffield College

    Further education

    367 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13,332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4,245
  • Shoplifting 1,680
  • Anti social behaviour 1,475
  • Public order 1,256
  • Other theft 814

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
119

69 female, 50 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S2 4 residents
7,534

Age bands in S2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.6%

535 residents

Age 15 to 24
58.6%

4,735 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,873 residents

Age 45 to 64
7.8%

627 residents

Age 65 and over
3.9%

317 residents

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S2 4 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

48

within 5 km

  • DUKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 TALBOT ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2TD

    ODS code C88030

    592 m

  • CLOVER CITY PRACTICE

    1 MULBERRY STREET, SHEFFIELD, S1 2PJ

    ODS code Y05349

    695 m

  • DEVONSHIRE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    126 DEVONSHIRE STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 7SF

    ODS code C88076

    1.0 km

  • THE MATHEWS PRACTICE BELGRAVE

    22 ASLINE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 4UJ

    ODS code C88038

    1.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

    UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE, 53 GELL STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 7QP

    ODS code C88627

    1.4 km

  • DOVERCOURT GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88087

    1.5 km

  • PORTER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 SUNDERLAND STREET, SHEFFIELD, S11 8HN

    ODS code C88007

    1.5 km

  • SHARROW LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    129 SHARROW LANE, SHEFFIELD, S11 8AN

    ODS code C88060

    1.6 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

    SPITAL STREET HEALTH CENTRE, SPITAL STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 9LB

    ODS code C88048

    1.7 km

  • NORFOLK PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    227 PARK GRANGE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3TA

    ODS code C88006

    1.7 km

  • CARRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CARRFIELD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S8 9SG

    ODS code C88082

    1.9 km

  • HEELEY GREEN SURGERY

    302 GLEADLESS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3AJ

    ODS code C88073

    1.9 km

  • SLOAN MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LITTLE LONDON ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S8 0YH

    ODS code C88026

    2.1 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    2.2 km

  • GLEADLESS MEDICAL CENTRE

    636 GLEADLESS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S14 1PQ

    ODS code C88019

    2.3 km

  • MANOR AND PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    204 HARBOROUGH AVENUE, SHEFFIELD, S2 1QU

    ODS code C88090

    2.4 km

  • HOLLIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 ST. ANDREWS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S11 9AL

    ODS code C88052

    2.5 km

  • EAST BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    555 EAST BANK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2AG

    ODS code C88088

    2.5 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

    PITSMOOR SURGERY, 151 BURNGREAVE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S3 9DL

    ODS code C88008

    2.6 km

  • VERITAS HEALTH CENTRE

    243-245 CHESTERFIELD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S8 0RT

    ODS code C88631

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Suffolk Road/Turner Street

    BCT · Sheffield Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Shrewsbury Road/Granville Street

    BCT · Park Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Leadmill Street/Mortimer Street

    BCT · Sheffield Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Granville Rd-Sheff Coll to City

    TMU · Norfolk Park

    0.1 miles
  • Granville Rd - Sheffield College To City

    PLT · Park Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 042G, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,944 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
2 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
15
Medium risk addresses
16
Low risk addresses
7
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 £15,996,021 from 1 recorded sale in S2 4BU. 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

109 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 14 secondary schools. UTC Sheffield City Centre is the nearest published school at 325 m.

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

Recorded crime

13,332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,111 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4,245 events.

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