S5 6QX

Firth Park · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sheffield
Postcode district
S5
Postcode sector
S5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S5 6QU 30 m
S5 6QW 42 m
S5 7UF 54 m
S5 7UA 124 m
S5 6LH 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S5 6QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S5
Postcode sector
S5 6
Latitude
53.420874
Longitude
-1.455253
British National Grid easting
436,300
British National Grid northing
391,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Parish or community
E43000173
Output area
E00040809
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 011B · E01008063
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 011 · E02001621

Postcode source versions

Explore S5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
50
Secondary
10
  1. St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    228 m
  2. Longley Park Sixth Form Academy

    Academy 16-19 converter

    281 m
  3. Hatfield Academy

    Academy converter

    774 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,670
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,368
  • Criminal damage and arson 653
  • Anti social behaviour 628
  • Public order 460
  • Other theft 282

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S5 6 residents
13,260

Age bands in S5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.1%

3,030 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.1%

1,899 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

3,357 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.2%

2,661 residents

Age 65 and over
12.9%

1,615 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.

GP practices

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    371 m

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    484 m

  • FIRTH PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88035

    721 m

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    1.1 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    1.3 km

  • SHIREGREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    492 BELLHOUSE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0RG

    ODS code C88070

    1.4 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    1.5 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    1.6 km

  • UPWELL STREET SURGERY

    93 UPWELL STREET, SHEFFIELD, S4 8AN

    ODS code C88027

    2.1 km

  • GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CARE SURGERY, 63 PALGRAVE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8GS

    ODS code C88077

    2.2 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    2.5 km

  • WINCOBANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    205 TYLER STREET, SHEFFIELD, S9 1DJ

    ODS code C88047

    2.6 km

  • ECCLESFIELD GROUP PRACT

    96A MILL ROAD, ECCLESFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S35 9XQ

    ODS code C88039

    2.8 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    98A MILL ROAD, ECCLESFIELD, SHEFFIELD, S35 9XQ

    ODS code C88095

    2.8 km

  • FOXHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 FOX HILL CRESCENT, SHEFFIELD, S6 1GA

    ODS code C88009

    3.2 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    3.4 km

  • GRENOSIDE SURGERY

    60 GRENO CRESCENT, GRENOSIDE, SHEFFIELD, S35 8NX

    ODS code C88054

    3.4 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    3.7 km

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    3.7 km

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Barnsley Road/Hereward Road

    BCT · Sheffield Lane Top

    0.0 miles
  • Barnsley Road/Hereward Road

    BCT · Sheffield Lane Top

    0.0 miles
  • Elm Lane/Barnsley Road

    BCT · Sheffield Lane Top

    0.1 miles
  • Elm Lane/Swanbourne Road

    BCT · Sheffield Lane Top

    0.1 miles
  • Stubbin Lane/Barnsley Road

    BCT · Firth Park

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 011B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,762 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 228 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,670 published events cover 12 months, averaging 472.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,368 events.

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