S5
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sheffield, Shiregreen and Parson Cross, 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 S5 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in S5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How S5 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S5 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S5 at a rate of 135.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across the S postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 774 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,567), other crime (1,443) and anti-social behaviour (1,409).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S5 was 126.9 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 S5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S5 has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 23 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S5
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield 006A | 1,319 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 006B | 1,432 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 007A | 1,312 | 117.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Sheffield 007B | 1,387 | 110.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 007C | 1,591 | 89.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 007D | 1,626 | 194.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 009C | 1,290 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| Sheffield 009D | 1,829 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Sheffield 009E | 1,382 | 222.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 009F | 1,355 | 108.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Sheffield 009G | 1,534 | 68.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.1% |
| Sheffield 010A | 2,117 | 87.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.8% |
| Sheffield 010B | 1,682 | 130.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.4% |
| Sheffield 010C | 1,648 | 122.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Sheffield 010D | 1,549 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 011A | 1,670 | 181.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 011B | 1,400 | 156.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| Sheffield 011E | 2,987 | 88.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 012C | 1,635 | 141.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 012D | 1,444 | 167.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Sheffield 012E | 1,646 | 195.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 012F | 1,469 | 164.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 013A | 1,794 | 152.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 013B | 1,491 | 75.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Sheffield 013C | 1,542 | 202.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 013D | 1,653 | 88.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 013E | 1,684 | 206.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 015A | 1,700 | 190.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 015B | 1,686 | 115.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 015C | 1,577 | 150.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 015D | 1,553 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 015E | 1,393 | 125.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 019B | 1,786 | 150.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Sheffield 019C | 1,753 | 160.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 019D | 1,203 | 131.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 020D | 1,880 | 273.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sheffield 020E | 1,754 | 89.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
MPs for S5
- Gill FurnissLabourMP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough93% of S5’s postcodes
- Dr Marie TidballLabourMP for Penistone and Stocksbridge7.3% of S5’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 S58
Postcode sectors in S56
Council1
Towns in S51
Postcode districts next to S56
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S5 in brief
S5 is a postcode district covering Sheffield, Shiregreen and Parson Cross, in Sheffield.
About 65,383 people lived in S5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £162,000 in 2025 across 493 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 135.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S5 was £162,000 in 2025.
S5 had 62,455 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in S5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In S5, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.