S4 postcode area guide — Sheffield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S4 postcode district in Sheffield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
93.8%
Gigabit-capable
93.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S4 postcode district (Sheffield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 297 postcodes Ofcom measures in S4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.8%.
Around 0% of premises in S4 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 S4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S4 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| S4 7AB | 100% | 100% |
| S4 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| S4 7AE | 100% | 0% |
| S4 7AF | 100% | 88.2% |
| S4 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| S4 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| S4 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S4 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| S4 7AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 S4
Police recorded 463 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 159 | 34.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 82 | 17.7% |
| Shoplifting | 51 | 11.0% |
| Public order | 39 | 8.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 30 | 6.5% |
| Other theft | 20 | 4.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 18 | 3.9% |
| Other crime | 17 | 3.7% |
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 S4
Based on 73 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S4 is £105,000, up 10.5% on the previous year (£95,000).
Semi-detached
£116,000
15 sales
Terraced
£95,000
40 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in S4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £69,000 | Flat | Margate Drive | S4 8FH |
| 13 May 2026 | £96,000 | Terraced | Willoughby Street | S4 8HS |
| 6 May 2026 | £62,000 | Terraced | Upwell Hill | S4 8EZ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Firshill Crescent | S4 7DR |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Other | Petre Drive | S4 7PZ |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £65,000 | Terraced | Robey Street | S4 8JE |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £90,000 | Flat | Firshill Gardens | S4 7BU |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Holywell Heights | S4 8AG |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £945,000 | Other | Lyons Street | S4 7QS |
| 2 Mar 2026 | £111,000 | Flat | Holywell Heights | S4 8AU |
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 S4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fir Vale Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 931 | S4 8GB |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School (Hallam) | Primary | 3–11 | 466 | S4 7BX |
| Whiteways Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 436 | S4 8EX |
| Owler Brook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 411 | S4 8HQ |
| Byron Wood Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 395 | S4 7EJ |
| Oasis Academy Fir Vale | Primary | 4–11 | 389 | S4 8GA |
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 S4
167 rated food businesses operate in S4. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 31 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aden Corner, Al Zahir, Al-Karamah, All Day's, Amsterdam Convenience Store.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S4
From a sample of 160 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 S4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
31%
Band D
38%
Band E
26%
Band F
3%
Band G
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 S4 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.