S2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sheffield, Park Hill and Highfield, 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 S2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 97% of people in S2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How S2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S2 at a rate of 135.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 612 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,555), anti-social behaviour (1,295) and other crime (1,129).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S2 was 145.6 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 S2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S2 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield 039A | 1,871 | 136.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Sheffield 039B | 2,328 | 114.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.5% |
| Sheffield 039C | 2,036 | 93.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 039D | 1,536 | 162.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 039E | 1,633 | 194.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 039F | 1,571 | 89.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Sheffield 040A | 2,854 | 119.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Sheffield 042A | 1,871 | 174.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.4% |
| Sheffield 042B | 2,887 | 131.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 69.3% |
| Sheffield 042F | 2,219 | 95.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.5% |
| Sheffield 043A | 1,881 | 127.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Sheffield 043B | 2,337 | 207.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.8% |
| Sheffield 043C | 1,433 | 142.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.0% |
| Sheffield 043D | 1,805 | 87.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| Sheffield 048A | 1,464 | 195.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Sheffield 048B | 1,311 | 123.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Sheffield 048C | 1,346 | 207.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.4% |
| Sheffield 048D | 1,138 | 113.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 051B | 1,389 | 117.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 051E | 1,490 | 80.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 075A | 1,312 | 134.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 075B | 1,488 | 168.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.3% |
| Sheffield 075C | 1,532 | 150.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| Sheffield 075D | 1,476 | 114.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Sheffield 075E | 1,979 | 188.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Sheffield 075F | 1,614 | 88.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 075G | 2,674 | 264.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.3% |
MPs for S2
- Louise HaighLabourMP for Sheffield Heeley81% of S2’s postcodes
- Abtisam MohamedLabourMP for Sheffield Central18% of S2’s postcodes
- Mr Clive BettsLabourMP for Sheffield South East0.4% of S2’s postcodes
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 S25
Postcode sectors in S26
Council1
Towns in S21
Postcode districts next to S211
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S2 in brief
S2 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Park Hill and Highfield, in Sheffield.
About 52,249 people lived in S2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £180,000 in 2025 across 376 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 135.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S2 was £180,000 in 2025.
S2 had 47,236 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in S2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S2, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.