S6 1WY

Hillsborough · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sheffield
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S6 1WT 25 m
S6 1WQ 54 m
S6 1WG 72 m
S6 1WF 74 m
S6 1WN 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S6 1WY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 November 2002
Terminated
1 November 2003
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 1
Latitude
53.411701
Longitude
-1.508176
British National Grid easting
432,790
British National Grid northing
390,654

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Parish or community
E43000173
Output area
E00040515
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 016C · E01007989
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 016 · E02001626

Postcode source versions

Explore S6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
47
Secondary
12
  1. Marlcliffe Community Primary School

    Community school

    317 m
  2. Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School

    Academy converter

    405 m
  3. Wisewood Nursery & Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    821 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,888
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 995
  • Anti social behaviour 381
  • Criminal damage and arson 305
  • Shoplifting 278
  • Public order 231

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.

GP practices

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    265 m

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    742 m

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    937 m

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    1.1 km

  • GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88077

    1.8 km

  • FOXHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 FOX HILL CRESCENT, SHEFFIELD, S6 1GA

    ODS code C88009

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    2.2 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    2.2 km

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    2.3 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    2.6 km

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    2.8 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    2.8 km

  • GRENOSIDE SURGERY

    60 GRENO CRESCENT, GRENOSIDE, SHEFFIELD, S35 8NX

    ODS code C88054

    3.1 km

  • CROOKES PRACTICE

    203 SCHOOL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GN

    ODS code C88079

    3.1 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    3.2 km

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    3.3 km

  • OUGHTIBRIDGE SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, OUGHTIBRIDGE, SHEFFIELD, S35 0FW

    ODS code C88040

    3.5 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    484 MANCHESTER ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5PN

    ODS code C88044

    3.6 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    3.7 km

  • SELBORNE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SELBORNE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5ND

    ODS code C88083

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wadsley Lane/Far Lane

    BCT · Hillsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Marlcliffe Road/Wadsley Road

    BCT · Middlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Marlcliffe Road/Vainor Road

    BCT · Middlewood

    0.1 miles
  • Middlewood Road/Rockley Road

    BCT · Hillsborough

    0.1 miles
  • Middlewood Road/Catch Bar Lane

    BCT · Hillsborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 016C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,845 of 33,755

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

72 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 12 secondary schools. Marlcliffe Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 317 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,888 published events cover 12 months, averaging 240.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 995 events.

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