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S6 2AB

Hillsborough · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Sheffield
Ward
Hillsborough
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S6 2DH 33 m
S6 2AD 44 m
S6 2AA 83 m
S6 2AF 127 m
S6 2AE 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S6 2AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 2
Latitude
53.409747
Longitude
-1.498691
British National Grid easting
433,422
British National Grid northing
390,441

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
E00041009
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 017C · E01008091
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 017 · E02001627

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Barkers Place, Sheffield, S6 2AB 18 July 2014 £95,000
1, Barkers Place, Sheffield, S6 2AB 24 November 2009 £94,000
1, Barkers Place, Sheffield, S6 2AB 24 November 2004 £93,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
50
Secondary
13

  1. Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School

    Academy converter

    265 m

  2. E-Act Parkwood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    960 m

  3. Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    971 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,624
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,298
  • Anti social behaviour 461
  • Criminal damage and arson 379
  • Shoplifting 327
  • Public order 280

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
S6 2 residents
7,147

Age bands in S6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.5%

849 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

630 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.4%

2,475 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

1,627 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

1,223 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

36

within 5 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    600 m

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    706 m

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    861 m

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    1.5 km

  • GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88077

    1.5 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    1.7 km

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    1.9 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    2.0 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    2.0 km

  • FOXHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 FOX HILL CRESCENT, SHEFFIELD, S6 1GA

    ODS code C88009

    2.3 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    2.3 km

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    2.4 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    2.5 km

  • ELM LANE SURGERY

    104 ELM LANE, SHEFFIELD, S5 7TW

    ODS code C88049

    2.9 km

  • CROOKES PRACTICE

    203 SCHOOL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GN

    ODS code C88079

    2.9 km

  • GRENOSIDE SURGERY

    60 GRENO CRESCENT, GRENOSIDE, SHEFFIELD, S35 8NX

    ODS code C88054

    3.2 km

  • BARNSLEY ROAD SURGERY

    899 BARNSLEY ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 0QJ

    ODS code C88091

    3.3 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    3.3 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    3.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88627

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Penistone Road/Herries Road South

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.1 miles

  • Penistone Road/Herries Road South

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.1 miles

  • Penistone Road/Parkside Road

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.1 miles

  • Penistone Road/Beulah Road

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.1 miles

  • Herries Road South/Herries Road

    BCT · Hillsborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 017C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,790 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

82 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 13 secondary schools. Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,624 published events cover 12 months, averaging 302 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,298 events.

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