S5 6EA postcode in Sheffield, England

S5 6EA is a postcode in Sheffield, in the Firth Park ward. It is in the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since February 1984.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Sheffield: 94% Typical price £135,000 Homes sold in S5 6, last 12 months. ▲ 5.9% on the year before Nearest station Meadowhall 1.7 km in a straight line

Where S5 6EA is, and what is near it

Map of S5 6EA and what is near it Map of S5 6EA: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the S5 6 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S5 6AA: also in S5 6S5 6AB: also in S5 6S5 6AD: also in S5 6S5 6AE: also in S5 6S5 6AF: also in S5 6S5 6AG: also in S5 6S5 6AH: also in S5 6S5 6AJ: also in S5 6S5 6AL: also in S5 6S5 6AN: also in S5 6S5 6AP: also in S5 6S5 6AQ: also in S5 6S5 6AR: also in S5 6S5 6AS: also in S5 6S5 6AT: also in S5 6S5 6AU: also in S5 6S5 6AW: also in S5 6S5 6AX: also in S5 6S5 6AY: also in S5 6S5 6AZ: also in S5 6S5 6BA: also in S5 6S5 6BB: also in S5 6S5 6BD: also in S5 6S5 6BE: also in S5 6S5 6BJ: also in S5 6S5 6BL: also in S5 6S5 6BR: also in S5 6S5 6BS: also in S5 6S5 6BW: also in S5 6S5 6BX: also in S5 6S5 6BY: also in S5 6S5 6DD: also in S5 6S5 6DE: also in S5 6S5 6DF: also in S5 6S5 6DG: also in S5 6S5 6DH: also in S5 6S5 6DY: also in S5 6S5 6EB: also in S5 6S5 6ED: also in S5 6S5 6EE: also in S5 6S5 6EF: also in S5 6S5 6FA: also in S5 6S5 6FF: also in S5 6S5 6FG: also in S5 6S5 6FH: also in S5 6S5 6FJ: also in S5 6S5 6FL: also in S5 6S5 6FN: also in S5 6S5 6FP: also in S5 6S5 6FQ: also in S5 6S5 6FR: also in S5 6S5 6FS: also in S5 6S5 6FT: also in S5 6S5 6FU: also in S5 6S5 6FW: also in S5 6S5 6FX: also in S5 6S5 6FY: also in S5 6S5 6FZ: also in S5 6S5 6GA: also in S5 6S5 6GB: also in S5 6S5 6GD: also in S5 6S5 6GE: also in S5 6S5 6GF: also in S5 6S5 6GH: also in S5 6S5 6GJ: also in S5 6S5 6GL: also in S5 6S5 6GY: also in S5 6S5 6HA: also in S5 6S5 6HB: also in S5 6S5 6HD: also in S5 6S5 6HE: also in S5 6S5 6HF: also in S5 6S5 6HG: also in S5 6S5 6HH: also in S5 6S5 6HJ: also in S5 6S5 6HL: also in S5 6S5 6HN: also in S5 6S5 6HP: also in S5 6S5 6HQ: also in S5 6S5 6HR: also in S5 6S5 6HS: also in S5 6S5 6HT: also in S5 6S5 6HU: also in S5 6S5 6HW: also in S5 6S5 6HX: also in S5 6S5 6HY: also in S5 6S5 6HZ: also in S5 6S5 6JA: also in S5 6S5 6JB: also in S5 6S5 6JD: also in S5 6S5 6JE: also in S5 6S5 6JF: also in S5 6S5 6JH: also in S5 6S5 6JJ: also in S5 6S5 6LA: also in S5 6S5 6LB: also in S5 6S5 6LD: also in S5 6S5 6LE: also in S5 6S5 6LF: also in S5 6S5 6LG: also in S5 6S5 6LH: also in S5 6S5 6LJ: also in S5 6S5 6LN: also in S5 6S5 6LP: also in S5 6S5 6LQ: also in S5 6S5 6LR: also in S5 6S5 6LS: also in S5 6S5 6LT: also in S5 6S5 6LU: also in S5 6S5 6LW: also in S5 6S5 6LX: also in S5 6S5 6LY: also in S5 6S5 6LZ: also in S5 6S5 6NA: also in S5 6S5 6NB: also in S5 6S5 6ND: also in S5 6S5 6NE: also in S5 6S5 6NF: also in S5 6S5 6NG: also in S5 6S5 6NH: also in S5 6S5 6NJ: also in S5 6S5 6NL: also in S5 6S5 6NN: also in S5 6S5 6NP: also in S5 6S5 6NQ: also in S5 6S5 6NR: also in S5 6S5 6NS: also in S5 6S5 6NT: also in S5 6S5 6NU: also in S5 6S5 6PB: also in S5 6S5 6QA: also in S5 6S5 6QB: also in S5 6S5 6QD: also in S5 6S5 6QE: also in S5 6S5 6QF: also in S5 6S5 6QG: also in S5 6S5 6QH: also in S5 6S5 6QJ: also in S5 6S5 6QL: also in S5 6S5 6QN: also in S5 6S5 6QP: also in S5 6S5 6QQ: also in S5 6S5 6QR: also in S5 6S5 6QS: also in S5 6S5 6QT: also in S5 6S5 6QU: also in S5 6S5 6QW: also in S5 6S5 6SA: also in S5 6S5 6SB: also in S5 6S5 6SD: also in S5 6S5 6SE: also in S5 6S5 6SF: also in S5 6S5 6SG: also in S5 6S5 6SH: also in S5 6S5 6SJ: also in S5 6S5 6SL: also in S5 6S5 6SN: also in S5 6S5 6SP: also in S5 6S5 6SQ: also in S5 6S5 6SR: also in S5 6S5 6SS: also in S5 6S5 6ST: also in S5 6S5 6SU: also in S5 6S5 6SW: also in S5 6S5 6SX: also in S5 6S5 6SY: also in S5 6S5 6TA: also in S5 6S5 6TB: also in S5 6S5 6TD: also in S5 6S5 6TE: also in S5 6S5 6TF: also in S5 6S5 6TG: also in S5 6S5 6UE: also in S5 6S5 6UF: also in S5 6S5 6UG: also in S5 6S5 6UW: also in S5 6S5 6UY: also in S5 6S5 6WA: also in S5 6S5 6WB: also in S5 6S5 6WJ: also in S5 6S5 6WS: also in S5 6 GP 1.1 kmDarnall station 4.3 kmFirth Park S5 6EA Map of S5 6EA and what is near it Map of S5 6EA: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the S5 6 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Darnall station 4.3 kmFirth Park S5 6EA
  • S5 6EA
  • Other postcodes in S5 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4204, longitude -1.4374)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after S5 6EA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at S5 6EA?

Every home and business at S5 6EA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Sheffield: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Sheffield: 98%

The line marks the figure across Sheffield.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at S5 6EA?

Sheffield City Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is S5 6EA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include S5 6EA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Sheffield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for S5 6EA: 5,602 properties in Sheffield are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Sheffield

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of S5 6EA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near S5 6EA?

Homes in S5 6 sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 59 sales, up 5.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£135,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£127,500
12 months to August 2026
£135,000

▲ up 5.9% on the 12 months before

Detached£196,250 6 sales
Semi-detached£141,500 18 sales
Terraced£133,500 29 sales
Flat or maisonette£119,000 6 sales

Across the whole S5 district: a typical £165,000 from 399 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in S5 6EA

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in S5 6EA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near S5 6EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around S5 6EA. Over half of them (89%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around S5 6EA

Band D in Sheffield for 2026‑27: £2,510. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,673 (band A) to £2,231 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,673.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 670 (89%)£1,673
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,952
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,231
Band Dfewer than 5£2,510
Band Efewer than 5£3,068
Band Ffewer than 5£3,626
Band Gfewer than 5£4,184
Band Hwithheld£5,020

When the homes were built

  1. 35% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 22% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Sheffield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of S5 6EA is in (ONS area E01007848), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near S5 6EA?

The nearest open schools to S5 6EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S5 6EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to S5 6EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S5 6EA is Meadowhall Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Meadowhall Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Darnall Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Meadowhall Interchange Underground, metro or tram 1.7 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Shiregreen Lane/Jacobs Drive, 81 m away.

More stations near S5 6EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near S5 6EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S5 6EA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near S5 6EA?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S5 6EA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Ionity Sheffield Charging point · 9 chargers · CCS · up to 350 kW 2.1 kmCycle
  • Sheffield Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.3 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 2.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near S5 6EA?

The nearest to the centre of S5 6EA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to S5 6EA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near S5 6EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S5 6EA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near S5 6EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S5 6EA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near S5 6EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of S5 6EA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is S5 6EA in a conservation area?

The centre of S5 6EA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near S5 6EA?

Police.uk records 404 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S5 6EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences150 reports
Anti-social behaviour83 reports
Criminal damage and arson44 reports
Vehicle crime26 reports
Public order25 reports
Other crime20 reports

Also: other theft 15, drugs 14, burglary 9, possession of weapons 9, shoplifting 4, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for S5 6EA

Ward
Firth Park
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Sheffield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
February 1984

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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