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S5 8GY

Southey · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Southey
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Postcode district
S5
Postcode sector
S5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S5 8GZ 52 m
S5 8HE 135 m
S5 8HD 139 m
S5 8NP 140 m
S5 8NB 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S5 8GY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S5
Postcode sector
S5 8
Latitude
53.419719
Longitude
-1.486671
British National Grid easting
434,213
British National Grid northing
391,556

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Electoral ward
Southey · E05010879
Parish or community
E43000173
Westminster constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough · E14001466
Output area
E00041000
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 012C · E01008090
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 012 · E02001622

Postcode source versions

Explore S5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
48
Secondary
11

  1. Meynell Nursery & Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    411 m

  2. Parson Cross Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    506 m

  3. Southey Green Nursery & Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    755 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,565
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,859
  • Criminal damage and arson 589
  • Anti social behaviour 501
  • Public order 333
  • Shoplifting 295

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
S5 8 residents
14,346

Age bands in S5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.1%

3,151 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,672 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

3,729 residents

Age 45 to 64
23%

3,139 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

1,940 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S5 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

32

within 5 km

  • GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88077

    236 m

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    603 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

  • FOXHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 FOX HILL CRESCENT, SHEFFIELD, S6 1GA

    ODS code C88009

    1.5 km

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    1.7 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    1.8 km

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    1.9 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    2.1 km

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    2.1 km

  • GRENOSIDE SURGERY

    60 GRENO CRESCENT, GRENOSIDE, SHEFFIELD, S35 8NX

    ODS code C88054

    2.2 km

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    2.2 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    2.7 km

  • FIRTH PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88035

    2.7 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    3.0 km

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    3.0 km

  • ECCLESFIELD GROUP PRACT

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

    ODS code C88039

    3.1 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88095

    3.1 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    3.2 km

  • SHIREGREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    492 BELLHOUSE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0RG

    ODS code C88070

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 32 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

  • Wordsworth Avenue/Southey Green Road

    BCT · Southey Green

    0.0 miles

  • Southey Green Road/Dryden Way

    BCT · Southey Green

    0.1 miles

  • Southey Green Road/Wordsworth Avenue

    BCT · Southey Green

    0.1 miles

  • Southey Green Road/Wordsworth Avenue

    BCT · Southey Green

    0.1 miles

  • Southey Green Road/Dryden Way

    BCT · Southey Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 012C, 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

1,309 of 33,755

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

72 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 11 secondary schools. Meynell Nursery & Primary School is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,565 published events cover 12 months, averaging 380.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,859 events.

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