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S3 8LX

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Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
City
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Central
Postcode district
S3
Postcode sector
S3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S3 8LT 16 m
S3 8FL 59 m
S3 8LN 70 m
S3 8LY 73 m
S3 8LU 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S3 8LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S3
Postcode sector
S3 8
Latitude
53.384515
Longitude
-1.465098
British National Grid easting
435,676
British National Grid northing
387,650

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
E00185217
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 073D · E01033264
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 073 · E02006843

Postcode source versions

Explore S3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
114
Primary
71
Secondary
17

  1. Sheffield Hallam University

    Higher education institutions

    493 m

  2. Grace Owen Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    542 m

  3. Freeman College

    Special post 16 institution

    833 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12,440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,855
  • Shoplifting 1,596
  • Anti social behaviour 1,373
  • Public order 1,169
  • Other theft 779

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

6 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
S3 8 residents
3,704

Age bands in S3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
4%

143 residents

Age 15 to 24
32.7%

1,171 residents

Age 25 to 44
55.2%

1,975 residents

Age 45 to 64
6.8%

243 residents

Age 65 and over
1.3%

47 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S3 8 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

47

within 5 km

  • CLOVER CITY PRACTICE

    1 MULBERRY STREET, SHEFFIELD, S1 2PJ

    ODS code Y05349

    302 m

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    771 m

  • DUKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 TALBOT ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2TD

    ODS code C88030

    906 m

  • DEVONSHIRE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    126 DEVONSHIRE STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 7SF

    ODS code C88076

    1.0 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88627

    1.3 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    1.6 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    1.6 km

  • DOVERCOURT GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88087

    1.9 km

  • PORTER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 SUNDERLAND STREET, SHEFFIELD, S11 8HN

    ODS code C88007

    2.0 km

  • THE MATHEWS PRACTICE BELGRAVE

    22 ASLINE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 4UJ

    ODS code C88038

    2.0 km

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    2.1 km

  • SHARROW LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    129 SHARROW LANE, SHEFFIELD, S11 8AN

    ODS code C88060

    2.2 km

  • CROOKES PRACTICE

    203 SCHOOL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GN

    ODS code C88079

    2.5 km

  • NORFOLK PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    227 PARK GRANGE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3TA

    ODS code C88006

    2.6 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    2.6 km

  • BROOMHILL SURGERY

    5 LAWSON ROAD, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD, S10 5BU

    ODS code C88028

    2.8 km

  • MANOR AND PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    204 HARBOROUGH AVENUE, SHEFFIELD, S2 1QU

    ODS code C88090

    2.8 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    2.8 km

  • CARRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    CARRFIELD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S8 9SG

    ODS code C88082

    2.9 km

  • HEELEY GREEN SURGERY

    302 GLEADLESS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 3AJ

    ODS code C88073

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 47 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Castle Street/CG10

    BCT · Sheffield Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Castle Street/CG22

    BCT · Sheffield Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Waingate/CG11

    BCT · Sheffield Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Waingate/CG12

    BCT · Sheffield Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Waingate/CG18

    BCT · Sheffield Centre

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 073D, 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

11,764 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
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

114 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 17 secondary schools. Sheffield Hallam University is the nearest published school at 493 m.

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

Recorded crime

12,440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1,036.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,855 events.

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