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S4 8BL

Shiregreen and Brightside · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Sheffield
Ward
Shiregreen and Brightside
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Postcode district
S4
Postcode sector
S4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S4 8BB 51 m
S4 8AX 62 m
S4 8BD 74 m
S4 8BJ 96 m
S4 8BQ 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S4 8BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S4
Postcode sector
S4 8
Latitude
53.408151
Longitude
-1.433077
British National Grid easting
437,785
British National Grid northing
390,296

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Electoral ward
Shiregreen and Brightside · E05010878
Parish or community
E43000173
Westminster constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough · E14001466
Output area
E00039776
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 014F · E01007855
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 014 · E02001624

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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57 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
72, Birdwell Road, Sheffield, S4 8BL 30 January 2025 £82,000
94, Birdwell Road, Sheffield, S4 8BL 29 February 2024 £110,000
66, Birdwell Road, Sheffield, S4 8BL 13 October 2023 £76,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
57
Secondary
12

  1. Owler Brook Primary School

    Academy converter

    570 m

  2. Limpsfield Junior School

    Academy converter

    646 m

  3. Brightside Nursery Infant School

    Community school

    886 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,849
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,144
  • Shoplifting 690
  • Anti social behaviour 395
  • Criminal damage and arson 283
  • Public order 272

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

34 female, 39 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.0
S4 8 residents
7,605

Age bands in S4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
28.5%

2,224 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.5%

1,206 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

2,319 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.5%

1,369 residents

Age 65 and over
8.8%

684 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S4 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

34

within 5 km

  • UPWELL STREET SURGERY

    93 UPWELL STREET, SHEFFIELD, S4 8AN

    ODS code C88027

    222 m

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    954 m

  • FIRTH PARK SURGERY

    398-402 FIRTH PARK ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 6HH

    ODS code C88035

    1.4 km

  • WINCOBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    205 TYLER STREET, SHEFFIELD, S9 1DJ

    ODS code C88047

    1.7 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    2.4 km

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    2.4 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE DR OKORIE

    1A INGFIELD AVENUE, TINSLEY, SHEFFIELD, S9 1WZ

    ODS code C88655

    2.4 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    2.5 km

  • SHIREGREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    492 BELLHOUSE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0RG

    ODS code C88070

    2.5 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    2.5 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    2.7 km

  • CLOVER NORTH DARNALL HEALTH CENTRE

    2 YORK ROAD, DARNALL, SHEFFIELD, S9 5DH

    ODS code C88084

    2.7 km

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    3.0 km

  • CLOVER GROUP PRACTICE

    DARNALL PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, 290 MAIN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S9 4QH

    ODS code C88069

    3.1 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    3.2 km

  • BRINSWORTH MEDICAL CENTRE

    171 BAWTRY ROAD, BRINSWORTH, ROTHERHAM, S60 5ND

    ODS code C87009

    3.5 km

  • DUKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 TALBOT ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2TD

    ODS code C88030

    3.6 km

  • CLOVER CITY PRACTICE

    1 MULBERRY STREET, SHEFFIELD, S1 2PJ

    ODS code Y05349

    3.7 km

  • DOVERCOURT GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88087

    3.7 km

  • MANOR AND PARK GROUP PRACTICE

    204 HARBOROUGH AVENUE, SHEFFIELD, S2 1QU

    ODS code C88090

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Skelwith Road/Birdwell Road

    BCT · Grimesthorpe

    0.0 miles

  • Skelwith Road/Wincobank Lane

    BCT · Grimesthorpe

    0.0 miles

  • Holywell Road/Rothay Road

    BCT · Grimesthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Holywell Road/Brathay Road

    BCT · Grimesthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Holywell Road/Wansfell Road

    BCT · Grimesthorpe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 014F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,661 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £82,000 from 5 recorded sales in S4 8BL. 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

Published establishments

90 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 12 secondary schools. Owler Brook Primary School is the nearest published school at 570 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,849 published events cover 12 months, averaging 320.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,144 events.

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