S7 postcode area guide — Sheffield

Where is S7?

Broadband & internet speeds in S7

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the S7 postcode district (Sheffield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 301 postcodes Ofcom measures in S7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 95.5%.

Around 0.1% of premises in S7 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 S7

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Mobile signal around Sheffield

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Sheffield district (269,270 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in S7

Police recorded 303 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 S7

Based on 168 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S7 is £290,000, down 14.7% on the previous year (£340,000).

Latest recorded sales in S7

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around S7

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 S7

163 rated food businesses operate in S7. 109 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abbeydale Ballroom, Abbeydale Pharmacy, Abbeydale Tap, ABM Catering @ Jacobs Gate, Alpha Food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in S7

From a sample of 193 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 S7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 14% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 S7 typically use:

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What's it like living in S7?

Postcodes in S7

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.