S postcode area

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Coordinates: 53°23′49″N1°24′25″W / 53.397°N 1.407°W / 53.397; -1.407
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
S
Postcode area name
Sheffield
Post towns 8
Postcode districts 52
Postcode sectors248
Postcodes (live)33,439
Postcodes (total)49,099
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The S postcode area, also known as the Sheffield postcode area, [2] is a group of postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of eight post towns. These cover most of South Yorkshire (including Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Mexborough), parts of north Derbyshire (including Chesterfield, Dronfield and the Hope Valley) and north-west Nottinghamshire (including Worksop), plus a small part of West Yorkshire. The S postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million. [3]

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History

For 1857–1868 an S sector of the London postal district existed.

Similarly, there were also S-prefixed postal districts in the compass-based system used in Glasgow: Glasgow S1, S2, S3 and S4, which later became G41 to G44.

Three postcode districts were split and separated into ten new postcode districts. These were:

The S64 district covering the Mexborough post town was originally earmarked for use as DN13, which has never been used.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

S1-S36: SHEFFIELD, DRONFIELD and HOPE VALLEY Post Towns

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
S1SHEFFIELD City Centre Sheffield
S2SHEFFIELDCity Centre, Arbourthorne, Heeley, Highfield, Lowfield, Manor, Newfield Green, Norfolk Park, Park Hill, Wybourn Sheffield
S3SHEFFIELDCity Centre, Broomhall, Burngreave, Neepsend, Netherthorpe, Pitsmoor Sheffield
S4SHEFFIELD Brightside, Burngreave, Grimesthorpe, Osgathorpe, Page Hall, Pitsmoor Sheffield
S5SHEFFIELD Firth Park, Fir Vale, Longley, Shirecliffe, Shiregreen, Southey, Parson Cross, Wincobank Sheffield
S6SHEFFIELD Bradfield, Dungworth, Fox Hill, Hillsborough, Holdworth, Hollow Meadows, Loxley, Malin Bridge, Middlewood, Stannington, Storrs, Upperthorpe, Wadsley, Wadsley Bridge, Walkley, Wisewood Sheffield
S7SHEFFIELD Beauchief, Carter Knowle, Millhouses, Nether Edge Sheffield
S8SHEFFIELD Batemoor, Beauchief, Greenhill, Jordanthorpe, Lowedges, Meadowhead, Meersbrook, Norton, Norton Lees, Woodseats Sheffield
S9SHEFFIELD Attercliffe, Brightside, Darnall, Handsworth Hill, Meadowhall, Tinsley, Wincobank Sheffield
S10SHEFFIELD Broomhall, Broomhill, Crookes, Crookesmoor, Crosspool, Endcliffe, Fulwood, Lodge Moor, Ranmoor Sheffield
S11SHEFFIELD Bents Green, Carter Knowle, Ecclesall, Greystones, Millhouses, Nether Edge, Parkhead, Ringinglow, Sharrow, Whirlow Sheffield
S12SHEFFIELD Frecheville, Gleadless, Hackenthorpe, Intake, Ridgeway North East Derbyshire, Sheffield
S13SHEFFIELD Handsworth, Normanton Spring, Orgreave, Richmond, Woodhouse, Woodthorpe Rotherham, Sheffield
S14SHEFFIELD Gleadless Valley Sheffield
S17SHEFFIELD Bradway, Dore, Totley Sheffield
S18DRONFIELD Dronfield, Holmesfield, Unstone North East Derbyshire
S20SHEFFIELD Beighton, Crystal Peaks, Halfway, Mosborough, Owlthorpe, Plumbley, Sothall, Waterthorpe, Westfield Sheffield
S21SHEFFIELD Eckington, Killamarsh, Marsh Lane, Middle Handley, Renishaw, Spinkhill, Troway, West Handley North East Derbyshire
S25SHEFFIELD Anston, Brookhouse, Dinnington, Laughton en le Morthen, Slade Hooton Rotherham
S26SHEFFIELD Aston, Aughton, Harthill, Kiveton Park, Swallownest, Todwick, Ulley, Wales, Waleswood, Woodall Rotherham
S32HOPE VALLEY Abney, Bretton, Calver, Curbar, Eyam, Foolow, Grindleford, Hathersage, Leam, Stoney Middleton Derbyshire Dales
S33HOPE VALLEYAston, Bamford, Barber Booth, Bradwell, Castleton, Edale, Hope, Thornhill, Yorkshire Bridge High Peak
S35SHEFFIELD Chapeltown, Crane Moor, Ecclesfield, Green Moor, Grenoside, Hermit Hill, High Green, Oughtibridge, Thurgoland, Wharncliffe Side, Wortley, Worrall Sheffield, Barnsley
S36SHEFFIELD Bolsterstone, Carlecotes, Catshaw, Crow Edge, Deepcar, Dunford Bridge, Hoylandswaine, Ingbirchworth, Langsett, Midhopestones, Millhouse Green, Oxspring, Snowden Hill, Stocksbridge, Penistone, Thurlstone, Upper Midhope, Wigtwizzle Barnsley, Sheffield

S40-S49: CHESTERFIELD Post Town

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
S40CHESTERFIELDTown Centre, Boythorpe, Birdholme, Brampton Chesterfield
S41CHESTERFIELD Corbriggs, Hasland, Newbold, Old Whittington, Sheepbridge, Spital, Tapton, Whittington Moor, Winsick Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire
S42CHESTERFIELD Alton, Cutthorpe, Eastmoor, Grassmoor, Holmewood, Holymoorside, Ingmanthorpe, North Wingfield, Temple Normanton, Tupton, Wadshelf, Walton, Wingerworth Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire
S43CHESTERFIELD Barlborough, Barrow Hill, Brimington, Clowne, Hollingwood, Inkersall Green, Poolsbrook, Mastin Moor, Staveley Bolsover, Chesterfield
S44CHESTERFIELD Arkwright Town, Ault Hucknall, Bolsover, Calow, Doe Lea, Heath, Oxcroft, Rowthorne, Scarcliffe, Shuttlewood, Stanfree, Stansby, Sutton cum Duckmanton, Sutton Scarsdale Bolsover, North East Derbyshire
S45CHESTERFIELD Ashover, Astwith, Clay Cross, Hardstoft, Kelstedge, Littlemoor, Milltown, Pilsley, Slack, UppertownNorth East Derbyshire
S49CHESTERFIELDBulk usersnon-geographic

S60-S66: ROTHERAM and MEXBOROUGH Post Towns

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
S60ROTHERHAMTown Centre, Brinsworth, Catcliffe, Canklow, Clifton, Masbrough, Treeton, Waverley, Whiston Rotherham
S61ROTHERHAM Greasbrough, Kimberworth, Rockingham, Scholes, Thorpe Hesley Rotherham
S62ROTHERHAM Abdy, Nether Haugh, Parkgate, Rawmarsh, Wentworth Rotherham
S63ROTHERHAM Bolton-on-Dearne, Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe, Brampton Bierlow, Wath-on-Dearne, West Melton Barnsley, Rotherham
S64MEXBOROUGH Adwick Upon Dearne, Kilnhurst, Mexborough, Swinton Doncaster, Rotherham
S65ROTHERHAM Dalton, East Dene, Eastwood, Herringthorpe, Hooton Roberts, Ravenfield, Thrybergh
S66ROTHERHAM Braithwell, Bramley, Brampton-en-le-Morthen, Hellaby, Maltby, Micklebring, Morthen, Stainton, Stone, Thurcroft, Wickersley Rotherham, Doncaster

S70-S75: BARNSLEY Post Town

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
S70BARNSLEYTown Centre, Birdwell, Kendray, Stairfoot, Worsborough Barnsley
S71BARNSLEY Ardsley, Athersley, Lundwood, Monk Bretton, Royston Barnsley
S72BARNSLEY Brierley, Cudworth, Grimethorpe, Shafton, South Hiendley Barnsley, Wakefield
S73BARNSLEY Darfield, Hemingfield, Wombwell Barnsley, Rotherham
S74BARNSLEY Elsecar, Hoyland, Jump Barnsley
S75BARNSLEY Barugh Green, Cawthorne, Darton, Dodworth, Gawber, Kexborough, Mapplewell, Pogmoor, Staincross, Tankersley, Wilthorpe Barnsley, Wakefield

S80 and S81: WORKSOP Post Town

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
S80WORKSOP Worksop (south), Creswell, Rhodesia, Thorpe Salvin, Whitwell Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Rotherham
S81WORKSOPWorksop (north), Blyth, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Langold, Shireoaks, Woodsetts Bassetlaw, Rotherham

S94-S99: Non-Geographic Postcodes

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
S94SHEFFIELDCensus 2021 (a main national office)non-geographic
S95SHEFFIELDBulk usersnon-geographic
S96SHEFFIELDBulk usersnon-geographic
S97ROTHERHAM, SHEFFIELDBulk users, mostly Selectapostnon-geographic
S98SHEFFIELDBulk usersnon-geographic
S99SHEFFIELD Jobcentre Plus non-geographic

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S postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DE, DN, HD, NG, SK and WF postcode areas. S postcode area map.svg
S postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DE, DN, HD, NG, SK and WF postcode areas.

See also

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References

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  2. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. "FOI request: Population for every postcode district in England and Wales". The National Archives. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)