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S6 5GL

Walkley · Sheffield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Walkley
Local authority
Sheffield
Constituency
Sheffield Central
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S6 5DU 146 m
S6 5DP 155 m
S6 5GE 158 m
S6 5DQ 161 m
S6 5GJ 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S6 5GL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S6
Postcode sector
S6 5
Latitude
53.391718
Longitude
-1.516541
British National Grid easting
432,249
British National Grid northing
388,427

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
E00041305
Lower layer super output area
Sheffield 025C · E01008152
Middle layer super output area
Sheffield 025 · E02001635

Postcode source versions

Explore S6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
87
Primary
54
Secondary
14

  1. Forge Valley School & Sixth Form

    Academy sponsor led

    736 m

  2. Shooter's Grove Primary School

    Academy converter

    834 m

  3. Rivelin Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,436
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 798
  • Anti social behaviour 373
  • Criminal damage and arson 214
  • Shoplifting 192
  • Public order 189

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
S6 5 residents
10,150

Age bands in S6 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,577 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

876 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.8%

2,740 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,664 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

2,370 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S6 5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

35

within 5 km

  • WALKLEY HOUSE & STANNINGTON M.C

    23 GREENHOW STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3TN

    ODS code C88005

    953 m

  • MANCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    484 MANCHESTER ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5PN

    ODS code C88044

    1.3 km

  • CROOKES PRACTICE

    203 SCHOOL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 1GN

    ODS code C88079

    1.3 km

  • SELBORNE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SELBORNE ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S10 5ND

    ODS code C88083

    1.4 km

  • TRAMWAYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    54 HOLME LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4JQ

    ODS code C88018

    1.5 km

  • HAROLD STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 HAROLD STREET, SHEFFIELD, S6 3QW

    ODS code C88059

    1.6 km

  • DYKES HALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    156 DYKES HALL ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 4GQ

    ODS code C88045

    1.7 km

  • BROOMHILL SURGERY

    5 LAWSON ROAD, BROOMHILL, SHEFFIELD, S10 5BU

    ODS code C88028

    1.7 km

  • UPPERTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    30 ADDY STREET, UPPERTHORPE, SHEFFIELD, S6 3FT

    ODS code C88031

    2.0 km

  • FAR LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FAR LANE, SHEFFIELD, S6 4FA

    ODS code C88021

    2.0 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code C88627

    2.6 km

  • RUSTLINGS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    105 RUSTLINGS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S11 7AB

    ODS code C88062

    2.7 km

  • NETHERGREEN SURGERY

    34-36 NETHERGREEN ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S11 7EJ

    ODS code C88034

    2.7 km

  • DEVONSHIRE GREEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    126 DEVONSHIRE STREET, SHEFFIELD, S3 7SF

    ODS code C88076

    2.9 km

  • TRAMWAYS AND MIDDLEWOOD MEDICAL CENTRES

    FAIRLAWNS, 621 MIDDLEWOOD ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S6 1TT

    ODS code C88043

    3.0 km

  • GREYSTONES MEDICAL CENTRE

    33 GREYSTONES ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S11 7BJ

    ODS code C88652

    3.1 km

  • PORTER BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    9 SUNDERLAND STREET, SHEFFIELD, S11 8HN

    ODS code C88007

    3.2 km

  • HOLLIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    20 ST. ANDREWS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, S11 9AL

    ODS code C88052

    3.5 km

  • CLOVER CITY PRACTICE

    1 MULBERRY STREET, SHEFFIELD, S1 2PJ

    ODS code Y05349

    3.5 km

  • FORGE HEALTH GROUP

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

    ODS code C88008

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 35 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

  • Rivelin Valley Road/Hollins Lane

    BCT · Malin Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Rivelin Valley Road/Rivelin Road

    BCT · Malin Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • Bole Hill Road/Tinker Lane

    BCT · Walkley

    0.2 miles

  • Bole Hill Road/Rangeley Road

    BCT · Walkley

    0.2 miles

  • Tinker Lane/Bole Hill Road

    BCT · Walkley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sheffield 025C, 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

17,884 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 14 secondary schools. Forge Valley School & Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 736 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,436 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 798 events.

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