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S6 3BU

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S6 3DD 14 m
S6 3BZ 54 m
S6 3DG 80 m
S6 3BT 91 m
S3 7EJ 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S6 3BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 3
Latitude
53.390347
Longitude
-1.481024
British National Grid easting
434,612
British National Grid northing
388,291

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
E00172422
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 073C · E01033263
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 073 · E02006843

Postcode source versions

Explore S6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
72
Secondary
18

  1. Netherthorpe Primary School

    Community school

    463 m

  2. Bethany School

    Other independent school

    549 m

  3. Astrea Academy Sheffield

    Free schools

    944 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11,205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,458
  • Shoplifting 1,730
  • Anti social behaviour 1,179
  • Public order 1,076
  • Other theft 710

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.

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+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
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

48

within 5 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    391 m

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    853 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88627

    1.1 km

  • DEVONSHIRE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    126 DEVONSHIRE STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 7SF

    ODS code C88076

    1.2 km

  • CLOVER CITY PRACTICE

    1 MULBERRY STREET, SHEFFIELD, S1 2PJ

    ODS code Y05349

    1.3 km

  • THE BURNGREAVE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C88048

    1.4 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    1.4 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    1.4 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

    1.9 km

  • BROOMHILL SURGERY

    5 LAWSON ROAD, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD, S10 5BU

    ODS code C88028

    2.1 km

  • DUKE MEDICAL CENTRE

    28 TALBOT ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 2TD

    ODS code C88030

    2.1 km

  • PORTER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 SUNDERLAND STREET, SHEFFIELD, S11 8HN

    ODS code C88007

    2.2 km

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    2.3 km

  • SHARROW LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    129 SHARROW LANE, SHEFFIELD, S11 8AN

    ODS code C88060

    2.6 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    360 HERRIES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S5 7HD

    ODS code C88014

    2.6 km

  • THE MATHEWS PRACTICE BELGRAVE

    22 ASLINE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S2 4UJ

    ODS code C88038

    2.7 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    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

Showing 20 of 48 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Penistone Road/Bedford Street

    BCT · Shalesmoor

    0.0 miles

  • Infirmary Road to Middlewood-Malin Br

    TMU · Upperthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Infirmary Road From City

    PLT · Upperthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Penistone Road/Rutland Road

    BCT · Shalesmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Infirmary Road Platform to City

    TMU · Upperthorpe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 073C, 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

13,846 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
1
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

Schools

116 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 18 secondary schools. Netherthorpe Primary School is the nearest published school at 463 m.

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

Recorded crime

11,205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 933.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,458 events.

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