S5 9BF postcode in Sheffield, England

S5 9BF is a postcode in Sheffield, in the Southey ward. It is in the Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since November 2015.

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 £212,500 Homes sold in S5 9, last 12 months. ▲ 9% on the year before Nearest station Chapeltown 3.3 km in a straight line

Where S5 9BF is, and what is near it

Map of S5 9BF and what is near it Map of S5 9BF: its centre point, with the 169 other postcodes in the S5 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 20 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S5 9AA: also in S5 9S5 9AB: also in S5 9S5 9AD: also in S5 9S5 9AE: also in S5 9S5 9AF: also in S5 9S5 9AH: also in S5 9S5 9AJ: also in S5 9S5 9AL: also in S5 9S5 9AN: also in S5 9S5 9AP: also in S5 9S5 9AQ: also in S5 9S5 9AR: also in S5 9S5 9AS: also in S5 9S5 9AT: also in S5 9S5 9AU: also in S5 9S5 9AW: also in S5 9S5 9AX: also in S5 9S5 9AY: also in S5 9S5 9AZ: also in S5 9S5 9BA: also in S5 9S5 9BB: also in S5 9S5 9BD: also in S5 9S5 9BE: also in S5 9S5 9BG: also in S5 9S5 9BH: also in S5 9S5 9BJ: also in S5 9S5 9BL: also in S5 9S5 9BN: also in S5 9S5 9BP: also in S5 9S5 9BQ: also in S5 9S5 9BR: also in S5 9S5 9BS: also in S5 9S5 9BT: also in S5 9S5 9BU: also in S5 9S5 9DA: also in S5 9S5 9DB: also in S5 9S5 9DD: also in S5 9S5 9DE: also in S5 9S5 9DF: also in S5 9S5 9DG: also in S5 9S5 9DH: also in S5 9S5 9DJ: also in S5 9S5 9DL: also in S5 9S5 9DN: also in S5 9S5 9DP: also in S5 9S5 9DQ: also in S5 9S5 9DR: also in S5 9S5 9DS: also in S5 9S5 9DT: also in S5 9S5 9DU: also in S5 9S5 9DW: also in S5 9S5 9DX: also in S5 9S5 9DY: also in S5 9S5 9DZ: also in S5 9S5 9FA: also in S5 9S5 9FB: also in S5 9S5 9FD: also in S5 9S5 9FE: also in S5 9S5 9FF: also in S5 9S5 9FG: also in S5 9S5 9FH: also in S5 9S5 9FJ: also in S5 9S5 9FL: also in S5 9S5 9FN: also in S5 9S5 9FP: also in S5 9S5 9FQ: also in S5 9S5 9FR: also in S5 9S5 9FS: also in S5 9S5 9FT: also in S5 9S5 9FU: also in S5 9S5 9FW: also in S5 9S5 9FX: also in S5 9S5 9FZ: also in S5 9S5 9GA: also in S5 9S5 9GB: also in S5 9S5 9GD: also in S5 9S5 9GE: also in S5 9S5 9GF: also in S5 9S5 9GG: also in S5 9S5 9GH: also in S5 9S5 9GJ: also in S5 9S5 9GL: also in S5 9S5 9GN: also in S5 9S5 9GP: also in S5 9S5 9GQ: also in S5 9S5 9GR: also in S5 9S5 9GS: also in S5 9S5 9GT: also in S5 9S5 9GU: also in S5 9S5 9GW: also in S5 9S5 9GX: also in S5 9S5 9GY: also in S5 9S5 9GZ: also in S5 9S5 9HA: also in S5 9S5 9HB: also in S5 9S5 9HD: also in S5 9S5 9JA: also in S5 9S5 9JB: also in S5 9S5 9JD: also in S5 9S5 9JE: also in S5 9S5 9JF: also in S5 9S5 9JG: also in S5 9S5 9JH: also in S5 9S5 9JJ: also in S5 9S5 9JL: also in S5 9S5 9JN: also in S5 9S5 9JP: also in S5 9S5 9JQ: also in S5 9S5 9JR: also in S5 9S5 9JS: also in S5 9S5 9JT: also in S5 9S5 9LA: also in S5 9S5 9LD: also in S5 9S5 9LE: also in S5 9S5 9LF: also in S5 9S5 9LG: also in S5 9S5 9LH: also in S5 9S5 9LJ: also in S5 9S5 9LL: also in S5 9S5 9LN: also in S5 9S5 9LP: also in S5 9S5 9LQ: also in S5 9S5 9LR: also in S5 9S5 9LS: also in S5 9S5 9LT: also in S5 9S5 9LU: also in S5 9S5 9LW: also in S5 9S5 9LX: also in S5 9S5 9NA: also in S5 9S5 9NB: also in S5 9S5 9ND: also in S5 9S5 9NE: also in S5 9S5 9NF: also in S5 9S5 9NG: also in S5 9S5 9NH: also in S5 9S5 9NJ: also in S5 9S5 9NL: also in S5 9S5 9NN: also in S5 9S5 9NP: also in S5 9S5 9NQ: also in S5 9S5 9NR: also in S5 9S5 9NS: also in S5 9S5 9NT: also in S5 9S5 9NU: also in S5 9S5 9NW: also in S5 9S5 9NX: also in S5 9S5 9NY: also in S5 9S5 9NZ: also in S5 9S5 9PA: also in S5 9S5 9PD: also in S5 9S5 9PE: also in S5 9S5 9PG: also in S5 9S5 9QA: also in S5 9S5 9QB: also in S5 9S5 9QD: also in S5 9S5 9QE: also in S5 9S5 9QF: also in S5 9S5 9QG: also in S5 9S5 9QH: also in S5 9S5 9QJ: also in S5 9S5 9QL: also in S5 9S5 9QN: also in S5 9S5 9QP: also in S5 9S5 9QQ: also in S5 9S5 9QR: also in S5 9S5 9QS: also in S5 9S5 9QT: also in S5 9S5 9QW: also in S5 9S5 9QY: also in S5 9 GP 1.5 kmMiddlewood 3.0 kmMeadowhall station 4.5 kmEcclesfield and Grenoside S5 9BF Map of S5 9BF and what is near it Map of S5 9BF: its centre point, with the 169 other postcodes in the S5 9 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 20 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Barnsley Road Surgery 1.5 kmGP 1.5 kmEcclesfield and Grenoside S5 9BF
  • S5 9BF
  • Other postcodes in S5 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 20 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4328, longitude -1.4751)

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 9BF?

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 9BF?

Every home and business at S5 9BF 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 9BF?

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 9BF 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 9BF.

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 9BF: 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 9BF 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 9BF?

Homes in S5 9 sold for a typical £212,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, up 9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£212,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£194,995 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £239,000 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £215,000 86 sales
  • Terraced £192,498 22 sales

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 9BF

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in S5 9BF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 September 2025. The middle sale was £236,000, from £181,000 to £250,000. Across S5 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £212,500. 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 9BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around S5 9BF. Over half of them (70%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (52%). 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 9BF

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 £2,510 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,673.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 570 (70%)£1,673
Band Babout 180 (22%)£1,952
Band Cabout 50 (6%)£2,231
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,510
Band Ewithheld£3,068
Band Ffewer than 5£3,626
Band Gfewer than 5£4,184
Band Hfewer than 5£5,020

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 52% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 29% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009: 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 9BF is in (ONS area E01008117), 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 9BF?

The nearest open schools to S5 9BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S5 9BF, 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 9BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S5 9BF is Chapeltown Rail Station, 3.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Chapeltown Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Meadowhall Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
  • Middlewood Underground, metro or tram 3.0 kmCycle

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

20 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wordsworth Avenue/Turie Crescent, 153 m away.

More stations near S5 9BF, 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 9BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S5 9BF, 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 9BF?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S5 9BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 6 chargers 2.5 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 9BF?

The nearest to the centre of S5 9BF, 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 9BF?

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 9BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S5 9BF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Deerlands Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 0114 221 3258 400 mWalk
  • Apricus 1.0 kmWalk
  • Tunhill Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 0114 246 6891 1.2 kmWalk

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 9BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S5 9BF, 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 9BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of S5 9BF 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 9BF in a conservation area?

The centre of S5 9BF 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 9BF?

Police.uk records 296 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S5 9BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences99 reports
Anti-social behaviour54 reports
Criminal damage and arson44 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Public order19 reports
Other crime15 reports

Also: vehicle crime 14, drugs 10, other theft 9, burglary 6, robbery 2, possession of weapons 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 9BF

Ward
Southey
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
November 2015

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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