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S6 1QS

Hillsborough · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hillsborough
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S6 1PG 161 m
S6 1PD 206 m
S6 1RH 208 m
S6 1QW 236 m
S6 1RQ 259 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S6 1QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 1
Latitude
53.412093
Longitude
-1.494255
British National Grid easting
433,715
British National Grid northing
390,704

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Electoral ward
Hillsborough · E05010872
Parish or community
E43000173
Westminster constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough · E14001466
Output area
E00041004
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 012D · E01008092
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 012 · E02001622

Postcode source versions

Explore S6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
49
Secondary
15

  1. Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School

    Academy converter

    588 m

  2. E-Act Parkwood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    613 m

  3. Parson Cross Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    995 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,114
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,537
  • Anti social behaviour 493
  • Criminal damage and arson 471
  • Public order 337
  • Shoplifting 331

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S6 1 residents
11,491

Age bands in S6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

2,007 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,311 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.6%

3,293 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

3,073 residents

Age 65 and over
15.8%

1,815 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
75%
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

33

within 5 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    945 m

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    1.1 km

  • GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88077

    1.2 km

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    1.2 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    1.3 km

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    1.6 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    1.6 km

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    2.0 km

  • FOXHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 FOX HILL CRESCENT, SHEFFIELD, S6 1GA

    ODS code C88009

    2.0 km

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    2.1 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    2.3 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

    2.5 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    2.5 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    2.9 km

  • GRENOSIDE SURGERY

    60 GRENO CRESCENT, GRENOSIDE, SHEFFIELD, S35 8NX

    ODS code C88054

    2.9 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    3.2 km

  • CROOKES PRACTICE

    203 SCHOOL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GN

    ODS code C88079

    3.2 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    3.3 km

  • FIRTH PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88035

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 33 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

  • Herries Road/Herries Road South

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.1 miles

  • Herries Road/Herries Road South

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.1 miles

  • Herries Road South/Herries Road

    BCT · Hillsborough

    0.1 miles

  • Penistone Road/Herries Road South

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.2 miles

  • Penistone Road/Herries Road South

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 012D, 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

697 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
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

82 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 15 secondary schools. Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School is the nearest published school at 588 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,114 published events cover 12 months, averaging 342.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,537 events.

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