S5 8WP postcode in Sheffield, England

S5 8WP is a postcode in Sheffield, in the Burngreave ward. It is in the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 £150,000 Homes sold in S5 8, last 12 months. ▲ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Sheffield 3.7 km in a straight line

Where S5 8WP is, and what is near it

Map of S5 8WP and what is near it Map of S5 8WP: its centre point, with the 244 other postcodes in the S5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S5 8AL: also in S5 8S5 8AP: also in S5 8S5 8BA: also in S5 8S5 8BB: also in S5 8S5 8BD: also in S5 8S5 8BE: also in S5 8S5 8BG: also in S5 8S5 8BH: also in S5 8S5 8BJ: also in S5 8S5 8BR: also in S5 8S5 8BW: also in S5 8S5 8BX: also in S5 8S5 8BY: also in S5 8S5 8BZ: also in S5 8S5 8DD: also in S5 8S5 8DL: also in S5 8S5 8DN: also in S5 8S5 8DP: also in S5 8S5 8DQ: also in S5 8S5 8DR: also in S5 8S5 8DS: also in S5 8S5 8DT: also in S5 8S5 8DU: also in S5 8S5 8DW: also in S5 8S5 8DX: also in S5 8S5 8DY: also in S5 8S5 8EA: also in S5 8S5 8EB: also in S5 8S5 8ED: also in S5 8S5 8EJ: also in S5 8S5 8GL: also in S5 8S5 8GN: also in S5 8S5 8GP: also in S5 8S5 8GQ: also in S5 8S5 8GR: also in S5 8S5 8GS: also in S5 8S5 8GT: also in S5 8S5 8GU: also in S5 8S5 8GW: also in S5 8S5 8GX: also in S5 8S5 8GY: also in S5 8S5 8GZ: also in S5 8S5 8HA: also in S5 8S5 8HB: also in S5 8S5 8HD: also in S5 8S5 8HE: also in S5 8S5 8HF: also in S5 8S5 8HG: also in S5 8S5 8HH: also in S5 8S5 8HJ: also in S5 8S5 8HL: also in S5 8S5 8HN: also in S5 8S5 8HP: also in S5 8S5 8HQ: also in S5 8S5 8HS: also in S5 8S5 8LA: also in S5 8S5 8LB: also in S5 8S5 8LD: also in S5 8S5 8LE: also in S5 8S5 8LF: also in S5 8S5 8LG: also in S5 8S5 8LH: also in S5 8S5 8LJ: also in S5 8S5 8LL: also in S5 8S5 8LN: also in S5 8S5 8LP: also in S5 8S5 8LQ: also in S5 8S5 8LR: also in S5 8S5 8LS: also in S5 8S5 8LT: also in S5 8S5 8LU: also in S5 8S5 8LW: also in S5 8S5 8LX: also in S5 8S5 8LY: also in S5 8S5 8LZ: also in S5 8S5 8NA: also in S5 8S5 8NB: also in S5 8S5 8ND: also in S5 8S5 8NE: also in S5 8S5 8NF: also in S5 8S5 8NN: also in S5 8S5 8NP: also in S5 8S5 8NR: also in S5 8S5 8NS: also in S5 8S5 8NT: also in S5 8S5 8NU: also in S5 8S5 8NW: also in S5 8S5 8NX: also in S5 8S5 8NY: also in S5 8S5 8PA: also in S5 8S5 8PB: also in S5 8S5 8PD: also in S5 8S5 8QA: also in S5 8S5 8QB: also in S5 8S5 8QD: also in S5 8S5 8QE: also in S5 8S5 8QF: also in S5 8S5 8QG: also in S5 8S5 8QH: also in S5 8S5 8QJ: also in S5 8S5 8QL: also in S5 8S5 8QN: also in S5 8S5 8QP: also in S5 8S5 8QQ: also in S5 8S5 8QR: also in S5 8S5 8QS: also in S5 8S5 8QT: also in S5 8S5 8QU: also in S5 8S5 8QW: also in S5 8S5 8QX: also in S5 8S5 8QY: also in S5 8S5 8QZ: also in S5 8S5 8RA: also in S5 8S5 8RB: also in S5 8S5 8RD: also in S5 8S5 8RF: also in S5 8S5 8RG: also in S5 8S5 8RH: also in S5 8S5 8RJ: also in S5 8S5 8RL: also in S5 8S5 8RN: also in S5 8S5 8RP: also in S5 8S5 8RQ: also in S5 8S5 8RR: also in S5 8S5 8RS: also in S5 8S5 8RT: also in S5 8S5 8RU: also in S5 8S5 8TA: also in S5 8S5 8TB: also in S5 8S5 8TD: also in S5 8S5 8TE: also in S5 8S5 8TF: also in S5 8S5 8TG: also in S5 8S5 8TH: also in S5 8S5 8TJ: also in S5 8S5 8TL: also in S5 8S5 8TN: also in S5 8S5 8TP: also in S5 8S5 8TQ: also in S5 8S5 8TR: also in S5 8S5 8TS: also in S5 8S5 8TT: also in S5 8S5 8TU: also in S5 8S5 8TW: also in S5 8S5 8TX: also in S5 8S5 8TY: also in S5 8S5 8TZ: also in S5 8S5 8UA: also in S5 8S5 8UB: also in S5 8S5 8UD: also in S5 8S5 8UE: also in S5 8S5 8UF: also in S5 8S5 8UG: also in S5 8S5 8UH: also in S5 8S5 8UJ: also in S5 8S5 8UL: also in S5 8S5 8UN: also in S5 8S5 8UP: also in S5 8S5 8WA: also in S5 8S5 8WB: also in S5 8S5 8WD: also in S5 8S5 8WE: also in S5 8S5 8WF: also in S5 8S5 8WG: also in S5 8S5 8WH: also in S5 8S5 8WJ: also in S5 8S5 8WL: also in S5 8S5 8WN: also in S5 8S5 8WQ: also in S5 8S5 8WR: also in S5 8S5 8WS: also in S5 8S5 8WT: also in S5 8S5 8WU: also in S5 8S5 8WW: also in S5 8S5 8WX: also in S5 8S5 8WY: also in S5 8S5 8XA: also in S5 8S5 8XB: also in S5 8S5 8XD: also in S5 8S5 8XE: also in S5 8S5 8XF: also in S5 8S5 8XG: also in S5 8S5 8XH: also in S5 8S5 8XJ: also in S5 8S5 8XL: also in S5 8S5 8XN: also in S5 8S5 8XP: also in S5 8S5 8XQ: also in S5 8S5 8XR: also in S5 8S5 8XS: also in S5 8S5 8XT: also in S5 8S5 8XU: also in S5 8S5 8XW: also in S5 8S5 8XX: also in S5 8S5 8XY: also in S5 8S5 8YA: also in S5 8S5 8YB: also in S5 8S5 8YD: also in S5 8S5 8YE: also in S5 8 Lotus Academy 1.8 kmSheffield station 3.7 kmSouthey S5 8WP Map of S5 8WP and what is near it Map of S5 8WP: its centre point, with the 244 other postcodes in the S5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Southey S5 8WP
  • S5 8WP
  • Other postcodes in S5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 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 53.4100, longitude -1.4782)

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 8WP?

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 8WP?

Every home and business at S5 8WP 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 8WP?

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 8WP 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 8WP.

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 8WP: 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 8WP 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 8WP?

Homes in S5 8 sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 103 sales, up 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£150,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£143,250 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £241,500 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £157,500 60 sales
  • Terraced £136,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (2)

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

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 8WP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in S5 8WP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 8WP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around S5 8WP. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (87%). 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 8WP

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 420 (75%)£1,673
Band Babout 110 (20%)£1,952
Band Cabout 30 (5%)£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. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 87% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 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 8WP is in (ONS area E01008094), 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 8WP?

The nearest open schools to S5 8WP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S5 8WP, 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 8WP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S5 8WP is Sheffield Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Sheffield Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Meadowhall Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle
  • Bamforth Street Underground, metro or tram 1.6 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Longley Avenue West/Crumpsall Road, 81 m away.

More stations near S5 8WP, 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 8WP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S5 8WP, 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 8WP?

0 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S5 8WP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Zest Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • Zest Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk
  • InstaVolt Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 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 8WP?

The nearest to the centre of S5 8WP, 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 8WP?

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 8WP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S5 8WP, 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 8WP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S5 8WP, 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 8WP?

The nearest vets to the centre of S5 8WP 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 8WP in a conservation area?

The centre of S5 8WP 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 8WP?

Police.uk records 460 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S5 8WP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences174 reports
Anti-social behaviour64 reports
Criminal damage and arson50 reports
Vehicle crime33 reports
Public order32 reports
Shoplifting22 reports

Also: other theft 19, drugs 17, other crime 15, burglary 13, possession of weapons 11, robbery 5, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 2.

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 8WP

Ward
Burngreave
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
January 1980

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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