S26 5NU

Wales · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sheffield
Ward
Wales
Local authority
Rotherham
Constituency
Rother Valley
Postcode district
S26
Postcode sector
S26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S26 5RP 193 m
S26 5ND 217 m
S26 5PF 268 m
S26 5PN 286 m
S26 5RL 292 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S26 5NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S26
Postcode sector
S26 5
Latitude
53.345316
Longitude
-1.296847
British National Grid easting
446,910
British National Grid northing
383,386

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Rotherham · E08000018
Electoral ward
Wales · E05013015
Parish or community
E04000122
Westminster constituency
Rother Valley · E14001451
Output area
E00039269
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 031D · E01007750
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 031 · E02001608

Postcode source versions

Explore S26

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Vector 31, Unit G, Waleswood Way, Wales, Sheffield, S26 5NU 9 June 2023 £2,122,080
Vector 31, Unit B, Waleswood Way, Wales, Sheffield, S26 5NU 6 April 2020 £930,000
Vector 31, Unit B, Waleswood Way, Wales, Sheffield, S26 5NU 26 October 2018 £8,526,293

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
25
Secondary
3
  1. Wales Primary School

    Community school

    850 m
  2. Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Aston Hall Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
281
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 112
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Public order 19
  • Burglary 17
  • Vehicle crime 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S26 5 residents
3,878

Age bands in S26 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

700 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

378 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

953 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

947 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

722 residents

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

5

within 5 km

  • KIVETON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KIVETON PARK PRIMARY CARE, CHAPEL WAY, KIVETON PARK, SHEFFIELD, S26 6QU

    ODS code C87004

    1.9 km

  • SWALLOWNEST HEALTH CENTRE

    WORKSOP ROAD, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, S26 4WD

    ODS code C87008

    2.4 km

  • KILLAMARSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    209 SHEFFIELD ROAD, KILLAMARSH, SHEFFIELD, S21 1DX

    ODS code C81091

    2.8 km

  • SOTHALL & BEIGHTON HEALTH CENTRES

    24 ECKINGTON ROAD, BEIGHTON, SHEFFIELD, S20 1HQ

    ODS code C88023

    3.0 km

  • CRYSTAL PEAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88648

    3.8 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

  • Mansfield Road/Cricket Field Lane

    BCT · Wales Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Mansfield Road/Wales Common

    BCT · Wales Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Mansfield Road/East Terrace

    BCT · Wales Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Mansfield Road/Waleswood Road

    BCT · Wales Bar

    0.2 miles
  • Mansfield Road/Waleswood Road

    BCT · Wales Bar

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 031D, 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

19,791 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
2
Low risk addresses
2
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 £2,122,080 from 1 recorded sale in S26 5NU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rotherham is £190,069 in June 2026, up 2.4% year on year.

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Wales Primary School is the nearest published school at 850 m.

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

Recorded crime

281 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 112 events.

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