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S6 2LN

Walkley · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Walkley
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Central
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S6 2LX 48 m
S6 2LZ 67 m
S6 4NH 80 m
S6 2NW 84 m
S6 2PD 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S6 2LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 2
Latitude
53.402133
Longitude
-1.500525
British National Grid easting
433,306
British National Grid northing
389,593

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Electoral ward
Walkley · E05010882
Parish or community
E43000173
Westminster constituency
Sheffield Central · E14001467
Output area
E00041333
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
90
Primary
57
Secondary
13

  1. Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    138 m

  2. Rivelin Primary School

    Community school

    507 m

  3. Walkley Primary School

    Community school

    726 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,946
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 990
  • Anti social behaviour 433
  • Criminal damage and arson 295
  • Public order 235
  • Shoplifting 215

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S6 2 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

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    110 m

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    497 m

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    933 m

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    1.1 km

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    1.1 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    1.6 km

  • CROOKES PRACTICE

    203 SCHOOL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GN

    ODS code C88079

    2.1 km

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    2.1 km

  • GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C88077

    2.3 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    2.4 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    2.4 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    2.4 km

  • BROOMHILL SURGERY

    5 LAWSON ROAD, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD, S10 5BU

    ODS code C88028

    2.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88627

    2.7 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    484 MANCHESTER ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5PN

    ODS code C88044

    2.8 km

  • SELBORNE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SELBORNE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5ND

    ODS code C88083

    2.9 km

  • DEVONSHIRE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    126 DEVONSHIRE STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 7SF

    ODS code C88076

    2.9 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    2.9 km

  • BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY

    72 BUCHANAN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 8AL

    ODS code C88011

    3.0 km

  • FOXHILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    160 FOX HILL CRESCENT, SHEFFIELD, S6 1GA

    ODS code C88009

    3.1 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

  • Hillsborough to Middlewood/Malin Br

    TMU · Hillsborough

    0.0 miles

  • Hillsborough Platform to City

    TMU · Hillsborough

    0.0 miles

  • Hillsborough From City

    PLT · Hillsborough

    0.0 miles

  • Hillsborough

    MET · Hillsborough

    0.0 miles

  • Hillsborough To City

    PLT · Hillsborough

    0.0 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.

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

90 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 13 secondary schools. Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,946 published events cover 12 months, averaging 245.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 990 events.

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