S5 postcode area guide — Sheffield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S5 postcode district in Sheffield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
98.3%
Gigabit-capable
98.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S5 postcode district (Sheffield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,043 postcodes Ofcom measures in S5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 98.3%.
Around 0% of premises in S5 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 S5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S5 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| S5 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| S5 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| S5 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| S5 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| S5 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| S5 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| S5 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| S5 0AP | 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 S5
Police recorded 540 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 210 | 38.9% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 106 | 19.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 61 | 11.3% |
| Public order | 38 | 7.0% |
| Other crime | 28 | 5.2% |
| Burglary | 21 | 3.9% |
| Other theft | 21 | 3.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 19 | 3.5% |
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 S5
Based on 361 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S5 is £152,000, up 8.6% on the previous year (£140,000).
Detached
£230,000
34 sales
Semi-detached
£165,000
190 sales
Terraced
£130,000
110 sales
Flat / maisonette
£83,500
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in S5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | £152,000 | Semi-detached | Keppel Road | S5 0TY |
| 6 May 2026 | £257,000 | Terraced | Hatfield House Lane | S5 6HX |
| 5 May 2026 | £118,000 | Semi-detached | Ronksley Road | S5 0HE |
| 1 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Milnrow Road | S5 9LW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Fircroft Road | S5 0RZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £172,500 | Semi-detached | Crag Hill Crescent | S5 9BH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Idsworth Road | S5 6UP |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £84,500 | Semi-detached | Morgan Road | S5 8QT |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £135,000 | Semi-detached | Pollard Road | S5 8QG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £173,000 | Detached | Standish Gardens | S5 8YD |
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 S5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinde House 2-16 Academy | All-through | 2–16 | 1,456 | S5 6AG |
| Lift Firth Park | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,115 | S5 0SD |
| E-Act Parkwood Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 886 | S5 8UL |
| Southey Green Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 701 | S5 7QG |
| Beck Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 690 | S5 0GG |
| Hartley Brook Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 579 | S5 0JF |
| Hucklow Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 494 | S5 6TB |
| Meynell Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 482 | S5 8GN |
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 S5
274 rated food businesses operate in S5. 161 hold the top rating of 5, 55 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Taste of Arabia, Aash Supermarket, Abbey Grange Nursing Home, Admiral Casino, Asda Stores Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S5
From a sample of 307 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 S5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
37%
Band D
46%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
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 S5 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.