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S6 2FW

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S6 2GA 49 m
S6 2FU 84 m
S35 0WW 86 m
S35 0XU 86 m
S6 2AP 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S6 2FW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2007
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 2
Latitude
53.401259
Longitude
-1.491601
British National Grid easting
433,900
British National Grid northing
389,500

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
E00041332
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 026E · E01008161
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 026 · E02001636

Postcode source versions

Explore S6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
97
Primary
62
Secondary
14

  1. Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    528 m

  2. Walkley Primary School

    Community school

    668 m

  3. Rivelin Primary School

    Community school

    929 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,601
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,221
  • Anti social behaviour 526
  • Criminal damage and arson 346
  • Public order 302
  • Shoplifting 264

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    712 m

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    901 m

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    1.1 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    1.2 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    1.3 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    1.4 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    1.8 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    2.0 km

  • CROOKES PRACTICE

    203 SCHOOL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GN

    ODS code C88079

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    2.2 km

  • GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88077

    2.3 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    2.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88627

    2.4 km

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    2.5 km

  • DEVONSHIRE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    126 DEVONSHIRE STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 7SF

    ODS code C88076

    2.6 km

  • CLOVER CITY PRACTICE

    1 MULBERRY STREET, SHEFFIELD, S1 2PJ

    ODS code Y05349

    2.7 km

  • BROOMHILL SURGERY

    5 LAWSON ROAD, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD, S10 5BU

    ODS code C88028

    2.7 km

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    2.8 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    3.0 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    484 MANCHESTER ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5PN

    ODS code C88044

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Penistone Road/Burton Street

    BCT · Hillfoot

    0.1 miles

  • Cuthbert Bank Road/Bamforth Street

    BCT · Langsett Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Penistone Road/Livesey Street

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.1 miles

  • Penistone Road/Bradfield Road

    BCT · Owlerton

    0.2 miles

  • Bamforth Street To City

    PLT · Langsett Road

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 026E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,770 of 33,755

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

97 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 14 secondary schools. Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 528 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,601 published events cover 12 months, averaging 300.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,221 events.

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