Postcode S5 8GW (Sheffield)

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

S5 8GW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.2 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 8GW as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to S5 8GW is Cookson Close which is centered 72 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Southey Green Road/Halifax Road and is 27 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 1.25 km away at Middlewood Supertram Platform The closest railway station is Chapeltown Rail Station, 4.96 km away.

The closest primary school to S5 8GW (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. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is King Edward VII School. The last OFSTED inspection on April 24, 2018 rated this school as Good

Residents reported an average download speed of 87.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17 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 1.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for S5 8GW 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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