S3 postcode area guide — Sheffield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S3 postcode district in Sheffield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
83.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
75.7%
Gigabit-capable
75.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S3 postcode district (Sheffield) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 476 postcodes Ofcom measures in S3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 83.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.6%.
Around 0% of premises in S3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in S3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S3 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| S3 7AD | 0% | 0% |
| S3 7AE | 100% | 100% |
| S3 7AF | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| S3 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| S3 7AH | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| S3 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S3 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| S3 7AN | 0% | 0% |
| S3 7AP | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Sheffield
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Sheffield district (269,270 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
86.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in S3
Police recorded 1,113 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 347 | 31.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 173 | 15.5% |
| Shoplifting | 152 | 13.7% |
| Public order | 90 | 8.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 73 | 6.6% |
| Other theft | 58 | 5.2% |
| Drugs | 48 | 4.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 38 | 3.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in S3
Based on 119 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S3 is £120,500, down 13.9% on the previous year (£140,000).
Semi-detached
£182,000
12 sales
Terraced
£131,000
13 sales
Flat / maisonette
£112,000
85 sales
Latest recorded sales in S3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Headford Gardens | S3 7XB |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced | Nottingham Street | S3 9HG |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Upper Allen Street | S3 7GN |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £85,000 | Flat | Radford Street | S3 7AD |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £96,000 | Flat | Cavendish Street | S3 7SH |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £182,000 | Semi-detached | Sutton Street | S3 7NE |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £167,000 | Flat | Chatham Street | S3 8FH |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £305,000 | Flat | Green Lane | S3 8SH |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £110,000 | Flat | Edward Street | S3 7GE |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £117,000 | Flat | Radford Street | S3 7AD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Sheffield demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Sheffield district (556,523 residents, 231,948 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% |
| 15–29 | 29.1% |
| 30–44 | 17.9% |
| 45–64 | 18% |
| 65+ | 17% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 58.3% |
| Private rented | 18.8% |
| Social rented | 7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around S3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrea Academy Sheffield | All-through | 2–18 | 1,070 | S3 9BE |
| Pye Bank CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 446 | S3 9EF |
| Abbeyfield Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 429 | S3 9AN |
| Netherthorpe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 257 | S3 7JA |
| Springfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 207 | S3 7RZ |
| Bethany School | Not applicable | 4–16 | 90 | S3 7PS |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in S3
259 rated food businesses operate in S3. 171 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 Bakers Yard, 2 Father’s Catering Ltd, 3lack Coffee, Abbeyfield Grange, Abbeyfield House Food Co-op.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S3
From a sample of 177 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 S3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 46% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
8%
Band C
38%
Band D
29%
Band E
21%
Band F
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Sheffield
Landlines around S3 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.