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S5 8WU

Burngreave · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S5 8XR 57 m
S5 8WX 87 m
S5 8XU 89 m
S5 8WY 100 m
S5 8XT 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S5 8WU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S5
Postcode sector
S5 8
Latitude
53.407127
Longitude
-1.474623
British National Grid easting
435,024
British National Grid northing
390,161

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Electoral ward
Burngreave · E05010861
Parish or community
E43000173
Westminster constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough · E14001466
Output area
E00039876
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 019B · E01007871
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 019 · E02001629

Postcode source versions

Explore S5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
60
Secondary
13

  1. Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School

    Community school

    395 m

  2. Oasis Academy Watermead

    Academy sponsor led

    648 m

  3. St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam)

    Academy converter

    763 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,433
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,790
  • Anti social behaviour 508
  • Criminal damage and arson 485
  • Public order 401
  • Vehicle crime 245

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

21 female, 16 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.3% 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

38

within 5 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    736 m

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    1.1 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    1.3 km

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    1.8 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    1.8 km

  • GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88077

    1.8 km

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    1.9 km

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    1.9 km

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    2.0 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    2.0 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    2.1 km

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    2.1 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    2.2 km

  • FIRTH PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88035

    2.2 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    2.3 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    2.5 km

  • UPWELL STREET SURGERY

    93 UPWELL STREET, SHEFFIELD, S4 8AN

    ODS code C88027

    2.7 km

  • CLOVER CITY PRACTICE

    1 MULBERRY STREET, SHEFFIELD, S1 2PJ

    ODS code Y05349

    2.9 km

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    3.0 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88627

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 38 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

  • Shirecliffe Road/Standish Drive

    BCT · Shirecliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Shirecliffe Road/Standish Drive

    BCT · Shirecliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Shirecliffe Road/Musgrave Road

    BCT · Shirecliffe

    0.1 miles

  • Longley Avenue West/Shirecliffe Road

    BCT · Shirecliffe

    0.2 miles

  • Shirecliffe Road/Firshill Crescent

    BCT · Shirecliffe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 019B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,984 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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

96 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 13 secondary schools. Watercliffe Meadow Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 395 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,433 published events cover 12 months, averaging 369.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,790 events.

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