S9 postcode area guide — Sheffield

Where is S9?

Broadband & internet speeds in S9

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the S9 postcode district (Sheffield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 698 postcodes Ofcom measures in S9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.2%.

Around 0.2% of premises in S9 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 S9

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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 S9

Police recorded 223 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S9 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 S9

Based on 166 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S9 is £150,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£150,000).

Latest recorded sales in S9

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 S9

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 S9

393 rated food businesses operate in S9. 266 hold the top rating of 5, 46 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 39 Desserts, 4S Distribution Ltd, A J Webb & Son (Sheffield), AFG Finest Nuts, Afters Darnall.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in S9

From a sample of 153 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 S9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% 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 S9 typically use:

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What's it like living in S9?

Postcodes in S9

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.