Postcode S5 8AR (Sheffield)

The postcode S5 8AR is located in Sheffield, in the county of South Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. S5 8AR is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

S5 8AR is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of S5 8AR as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Constrained young families.

The closest road name to S5 8AR is Buchanan Drive which is centered 70 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Adlington Road/Buchanan Road and is 182 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 2.19 km away at Middlewood Supertram Platform The closest railway station is Chapeltown Rail Station, 4.15 km away.

The closest primary school to S5 8AR (for ages 11 and under) is St Thomas More Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 15, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 118.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for S5 8AR is covered by the South Yorkshire police force association and Sheffield is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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