S1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sheffield and Orchard Square, in Sheffield.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in S1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How S1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S1 at a rate of 495.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 678 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,106), other crime (1,688) and anti-social behaviour (1,151).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S1 was 497.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in S1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S1 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield 042G | 2,472 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.8% |
| Sheffield 073A | 2,423 | 64.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 66.0% |
| Sheffield 073B | 2,242 | 161.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 70.0% |
| Sheffield 073D | 1,989 | 1,232.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 70.8% |
| Sheffield 074C | 1,469 | 840.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 61.1% |
Your MP
- Abtisam MohamedLabourMP for Sheffield Central
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in S11
Postcode sectors in S15
Council1
Towns in S11
Postcode districts next to S15
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S1 in brief
S1 is a postcode district covering Sheffield and Orchard Square, in Sheffield.
About 14,820 people lived in S1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £129,500 in 2025 across 70 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 495.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S1 was £129,500 in 2025.
S1 had 11,055 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in S1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S1, 71.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.