S6 3AL

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S6 3BN 7 m
S6 3BQ 80 m
S6 3DN 84 m
S6 3BS 86 m
S6 3BL 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S6 3AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 3
Latitude
53.392232
Longitude
-1.482686
British National Grid easting
434,500
British National Grid northing
388,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Sheffield · E08000039
Parish or community
E43000173
Output area
E00040875
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 026C · E01008072
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
112
Primary
71
Secondary
16
  1. Netherthorpe Primary School

    Community school

    680 m
  2. Bethany School

    Other independent school

    710 m
  3. St Mary's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    882 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,496
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,168
  • Anti social behaviour 1,053
  • Shoplifting 999
  • Public order 954
  • Other theft 613

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S6 3 residents
7,982

Age bands in S6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,280 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.6%

1,653 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.1%

2,957 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.7%

1,575 residents

Age 65 and over
11.5%

967 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

48

within 5 km straight-line

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    380 m

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    690 m

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    1.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88627

    1.3 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    1.4 km

  • DEVONSHIRE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    126 DEVONSHIRE STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 7SF

    ODS code C88076

    1.5 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    1.5 km

  • CLOVER CITY PRACTICE

    1 MULBERRY STREET, SHEFFIELD, S1 2PJ

    ODS code Y05349

    1.6 km

  • CROOKES PRACTICE

    203 SCHOOL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GN

    ODS code C88079

    1.6 km

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    1.7 km

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    2.1 km

  • BROOMHILL SURGERY

    5 LAWSON ROAD, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD, S10 5BU

    ODS code C88028

    2.2 km

  • DUKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 TALBOT ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2TD

    ODS code C88030

    2.3 km

  • PORTER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 SUNDERLAND STREET, SHEFFIELD, S11 8HN

    ODS code C88007

    2.4 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    2.5 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    2.5 km

  • SHARROW LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    129 SHARROW LANE, SHEFFIELD, S11 8AN

    ODS code C88060

    2.8 km

  • SELBORNE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SELBORNE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5ND

    ODS code C88083

    2.8 km

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    484 MANCHESTER ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5PN

    ODS code C88044

    2.9 km

  • PAGE HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    101 OWLER LANE, SHEFFIELD, S4 8GB

    ODS code C88051

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Albert Terrace Road/Infirmary Road

    BCT · Upperthorpe

    0.0 miles
  • Infirmary Road/Portland Street

    BCT · Upperthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Infirmary Road/Portland Street

    BCT · Upperthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Infirmary Road Platform to City

    TMU · Upperthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Infirmary Road To City

    PLT · Upperthorpe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 026C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,400 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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

112 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 16 secondary schools. Netherthorpe Primary School is the nearest published school at 680 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,496 published events cover 12 months, averaging 791.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,168 events.

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