S26 6LF

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S26 6NU 73 m
S26 6ND 100 m
S26 6AA 112 m
S26 6NA 112 m
S26 6SW 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S26 6LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S26
Postcode sector
S26 6
Latitude
53.339059
Longitude
-1.255033
British National Grid easting
449,701
British National Grid northing
382,718

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
E00039265
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 033D · E01007752
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 033 · E02001610

Postcode source versions

Explore S26

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Broad Dyke Close, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, S26 6LF 1 October 2010 £143,000
5, Broad Dyke Close, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, S26 6LF 1 October 2010 £143,000
5, Broad Dyke Close, Kiveton Park, Sheffield, S26 6LF 12 December 2003 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
19
Secondary
1
  1. Kiveton Park Infant School

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    851 m
  2. Wales High School

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    1.3 km
  3. Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School

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    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
459
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 184
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Shoplifting 49
  • Vehicle crime 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.7
S26 6 residents
3,851

Age bands in S26 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

690 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

444 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

987 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,162 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

837 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S26 6 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

4

within 5 km

  • KIVETON PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C87004

    1.0 km

  • DINNINGTON GROUP PRACTICE

    ANSTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 15 QUARRY LANE, NORTH ANSTON, SHEFFIELD, S25 4DB

    ODS code C87002

    2.9 km

  • KILLAMARSH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    209 SHEFFIELD ROAD, KILLAMARSH, SHEFFIELD, S21 1DX

    ODS code C81091

    4.7 km

  • SWALLOWNEST HEALTH CENTRE

    WORKSOP ROAD, SWALLOWNEST, SHEFFIELD, S26 4WD

    ODS code C87008

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hard Lane/Osborne Road

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    0.1 miles
  • Hard Lane/Osborne Road

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    0.1 miles
  • Hard Lane/Hard Bridge

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    0.1 miles
  • Hard Lane/Hard Bridge

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road/Chantry Place

    BCT · Kiveton Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 033D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,148 of 33,755

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

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 1 secondary schools. Kiveton Park Infant School is the nearest published school at 851 m.

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

Recorded crime

459 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 184 events.

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