S8 postcode area · Sheffield
The S8 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North East Derbyshire, Sheffield. Area Scores range from 1 to 99 across them. Every full S8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The S8 district contains both ends of the scale: Bents Green & Millhouses at 100 out of 100 (#32 of 6,856 in England) against Batemoor & Jordanthorpe at 1, a 98-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,000 in Herdings & Gleadless Valley to £481,760 in Bents Green & Millhouses — a 3.9× gap within the S8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — North East Derbyshire and Sheffield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the S8 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bents Green & MillhousesSheffield | 32 | 100 | £481,760 |
| BeauchiefSheffield | 341 | 95 | £382,500 |
| Eckington West & Coal AstonNorth East Derbyshire | 965 | 86 | £280,000 |
| Norton & Norton LeesSheffield | 1,390 | 80 | £295,000 |
| Totley & BradwaySheffield | 1,671 | 76 | £373,000 |
| WoodseatsSheffield | 2,192 | 68 | £228,000 |
| MeersbrookSheffield | 2,994 | 56 | £242,500 |
| Charnock & BasegreenSheffield | 3,412 | 50 | £190,450 |
| Nether EdgeSheffield | 3,563 | 48 | £280,450 |
| Highfield & LowfieldSheffield | 4,755 | 31 | £198,000 |
| Greenhill & LowedgesSheffield | 6,174 | 10 | £245,000 |
| Heeley & Newfield GreenSheffield | 6,318 | 8 | £192,750 |
| Herdings & Gleadless ValleySheffield | 6,675 | 3 | £125,000 |
| Batemoor & JordanthorpeSheffield | 6,778 | 1 | £149,300 |
People living in S8 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 46% · Christian 38% · Muslim 8%
Born outside the UK: 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in S8
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S8 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around S8.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.