Area guide

Living in S6, Sheffield

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around S6 in Sheffield. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Sheffield: £219,713, up 2.8% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider Yorkshire and The Humber average is £209,116.

Check sold prices for a specific address in S6 →
See where S6 ranks across Yorkshire and The Humber →

Council tax at Band D in Sheffield: £2,510 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare S6 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for S6 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around S6

179 recorded home sales on the streets around central S6 in the last 2 years, with a median of £210,000 and a range from £80,000 to £810,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
39 Hawthorn Road, S6 4LG Terraced £262,000 14 Aug 2026
11 Hibberd Place, S6 4RF Terraced £125,500 10 Aug 2026
156 Loxley Road, S6 4TE Terraced £180,000 4 Aug 2026
126 Taplin Road, S6 4JH Terraced £150,000 3 Aug 2026
28 Hallowmoor Road, S6 4WZ Semi-detached £262,250 31 Jul 2026
6 Cox Road, S6 4SX Semi-detached £320,750 17 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

53 schools within 3 miles , of which 94% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Malin Bridge Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.1 mi away 1.24 mi 2025/26
Stannington Infant School Primary Outstanding 1.5 mi away 0.93 mi 2025/26
Oughtibridge Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.4 mi away no figure
Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Secondary Good 0.4 mi away 0.68 mi 2025/26
Wisewood Nursery & Primary School Primary Good 0.5 mi away no figure
Sacred Heart School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure

Schools in S6 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Forge Valley School & Sixth Form Secondary 0.68 mi 2025/26
Stannington Infant School Primary 0.93 mi 2025/26
Malin Bridge Primary School Primary 1.24 mi 2025/26

Will an address here get a place? How far Sheffield schools admitted from, school by school →

38 state primary and 7 state secondary schools within range, plus 4 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for S6 →

Private schools

4 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Bethany School, Birkdale School, Sheffield High School GDST, Westbourne School.

All 4 fee-paying schools near S6, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

1 higher education institution within 3 miles: University of Sheffield.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations29.9%
Associate professional and technical14.1%
Administrative and secretarial10.8%
Sales and customer service9.6%
Skilled trades8.7%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How S6 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 6.8 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of S6 (E01007994, 1,348 residents in 2021, down 6.1% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 6.8 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 79.7% 78.1% -1.6 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 16.8% 18.6% +1.8 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 2.3% 3.1% +0.8 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.4% 14.9% -3.5 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 10.2% 15.9% +5.7 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 36.3% 43.1% +6.8 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 4.1% 6.4% +2.3 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 87.0% 85.8% -1.2 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 96.1% 94.8% -1.3 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

285 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central S6 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Sheffield's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

8 supermarkets, 7 pharmacies, 77 restaurants and cafés, 21 pubs, 9 hospitals within a mile of central S6, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of S6

Best-served stop: Loxley New Road/Dykes Lane, with 4.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of S6 is Loxley New Road/Dykes Lane: 4.2 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.8 in the evening and 1.8 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:08, last 23:39. Routes there: 81, 82, 731, 763, 763A, 764. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of S6. The nearest, Dykes Hall Medical Centre, has 8,710 registered patients and 2,419 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Dykes Hall Medical Centre0.3 mi8,7102,419
Tramways Medical Centre (o'connell)0.4 mi8,7512,124
Far Lane Medical Centre0.5 mi7,4381,589

Nearest A&E: Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where 65.6% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust at 69.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Sheffield pays £2,510 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Sheffield, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Sheffield, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,996+5.1%
2022-23£2,058+3.1%
2023-24£2,166+5.2%
2024-25£2,273+4.9%
2025-26£2,389+5.1%
2026-27£2,510+5.1%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Sheffield, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about S6

What is the average house price in S6?

The average sold price in Sheffield is £219,713 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in S6?

Prices in Sheffield are up 2.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in S6?

The median of 179 recorded sales around central S6 in the last 2 years is £210,000, ranging from £80,000 to £810,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in S6?

53 schools sit within 3 miles of central S6, and 94% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in S6?

285 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central S6 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is S6 at risk of flooding?

Central S6 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is S6 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 94% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £210,000; the area sits in decile 8 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 285 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is S6 safe?

285 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central S6 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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