S6 postcode area guide — Sheffield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S6 postcode district in Sheffield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S6
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.1%
Gigabit-capable
88.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the S6 postcode district (Sheffield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,218 postcodes Ofcom measures in S6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.1%.
Around 0.2% of premises in S6 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 S6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S6 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| S6 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| S6 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| S6 1AE | 100% | 42% |
| S6 1AF | 100% | 15.6% |
| S6 1AG | 100% | 87.5% |
| S6 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| S6 1AJ | 77.8% | 72.2% |
| S6 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| S6 1AN | 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 S6
Police recorded 295 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 112 | 38.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 82 | 27.8% |
| Public order | 23 | 7.8% |
| Shoplifting | 23 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 16 | 5.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 14 | 4.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 2.4% |
| Burglary | 6 | 2.0% |
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 S6
Based on 702 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S6 is £220,000, up 1.9% on the previous year (£216,000).
Detached
£382,500
74 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
185 sales
Terraced
£206,000
344 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
72 sales
Latest recorded sales in S6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Roebuck Road | S6 3GQ |
| 18 May 2026 | £120,000 | Flat | Burns Road | S6 3GJ |
| 15 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Shepperson Road | S6 4FG |
| 15 May 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced | Fox Hill Crescent | S6 1FZ |
| 14 May 2026 | £448,000 | Detached | Southwood Grove | S6 1XD |
| 13 May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Bell Hagg Road | S6 5DB |
| 11 May 2026 | £275,000 | Detached | Rydalhurst Avenue | S6 4BG |
| 8 May 2026 | £152,000 | Terraced | Fox Hill Road | S6 1BN |
| 5 May 2026 | £92,500 | Flat | Ashberry Road | S6 3FY |
| 1 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Blake Street | S6 3JQ |
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 S6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Valley School & Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,494 | S6 5HG |
| Malin Bridge Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 615 | S6 4RH |
| Marlcliffe Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 469 | S6 4AJ |
| Walkley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 431 | S6 2RZ |
| Rivelin Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 379 | S6 2PL |
| Hillsborough Nursery & Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 349 | S6 2AA |
| Fox Hill Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 270 | S6 1AZ |
| Nook Lane Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 252 | S6 6BN |
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 S6
396 rated food businesses operate in S6. 262 hold the top rating of 5, 67 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Vending Services Ltd, Adele's Butties Breads & Bakes, Admiral Casino, Admiral Rodney, Aesthete Coffee & Kitchen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S6
From a sample of 223 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 S6 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
43%
Band D
38%
Band E
13%
Band F
1%
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 S6 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.