S6 2XE

Walkley · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S6 2XB 30 m
S6 2XF 49 m
S6 2XG 82 m
S6 3TF 96 m
S6 3TD 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S6 2XE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 2
Latitude
53.394593
Longitude
-1.500839
British National Grid easting
433,291
British National Grid northing
388,754

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
E00041347
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 024B · E01008153
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 024 · E02001634

Postcode source versions

Explore S6

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
134, Freedom Road, Sheffield, S6 2XE 24 January 2025 £260,000
114, Freedom Road, Sheffield, S6 2XE 13 June 2022 £310,000
134, Freedom Road, Sheffield, S6 2XE 26 March 2021 £202,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
58
Secondary
14
  1. Walkley Primary School

    Community school

    325 m
  2. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    377 m
  3. Rivelin Primary School

    Community school

    486 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,565
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,122
  • Anti social behaviour 576
  • Criminal damage and arson 298
  • Shoplifting 288
  • Public order 275

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

20 female, 15 male

Postcode households
21
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 0.5% 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

43

within 5 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    275 m

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    548 m

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    861 m

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    1.1 km

  • CROOKES PRACTICE

    203 SCHOOL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GN

    ODS code C88079

    1.2 km

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    1.2 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    1.7 km

  • BROOMHILL SURGERY

    5 LAWSON ROAD, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD, S10 5BU

    ODS code C88028

    1.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88627

    2.0 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    484 MANCHESTER ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5PN

    ODS code C88044

    2.1 km

  • SELBORNE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SELBORNE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5ND

    ODS code C88083

    2.1 km

  • DEVONSHIRE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    126 DEVONSHIRE STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 7SF

    ODS code C88076

    2.3 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    2.4 km

  • CLOVER CITY PRACTICE

    1 MULBERRY STREET, SHEFFIELD, S1 2PJ

    ODS code Y05349

    2.7 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    2.7 km

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    2.9 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    2.9 km

  • PORTER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 SUNDERLAND STREET, SHEFFIELD, S11 8HN

    ODS code C88007

    2.9 km

  • RUSTLINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    105 RUSTLINGS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S11 7AB

    ODS code C88062

    3.1 km

  • SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR

    281 SOUTHEY GREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7QB

    ODS code C88086

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 43 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

  • South Road/Palm Street

    BCT · Walkley

    0.1 miles
  • South Road/Palm Street

    BCT · Walkley

    0.1 miles
  • Carr Road/South Road

    BCT · Walkley

    0.1 miles
  • Carr Road/South Road

    BCT · Walkley

    0.1 miles
  • Walkley Road/Palm Lane

    BCT · Walkley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 024B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,942 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £285,000 from 2 recorded sales in S6 2XE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sheffield is £219,539 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

93 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 14 secondary schools. Walkley Primary School is the nearest published school at 325 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,565 published events cover 12 months, averaging 297.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,122 events.

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