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Thinking of living at S5 6HG? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hucklow Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Owler Brook Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Hinde House 2-16 Academy | Primary | 1000 m | 38% met the expected standard |
| Fir Vale Academy | Secondary | 950 m | – |
| Hinde House 2-16 Academy | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 41.1 · 6.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift Firth Park | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 32.7 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 44 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oasis Academy Don Valley | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 10.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al-Mahad Al-Islami | Independent | 3.5 km | 17.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bethany School | Independent | 4.2 km | 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sheffield High School GDST | Independent | 5.8 km | 60.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near S5 6HG, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Steel City Crown Green Bowls Club | 670 m | 22 |
| Tennis | Lift Firth Park | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Football | SUFC Academy | 1.9 km | 11 |
| Swimming | Concord Sports Centre | 900 m | 9 |
| Climbing | Osgathorpe Boulder | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Cycling | Shirecliffe Playing Fields | 2.4 km | 8 |
| Cricket | Shiregreen Cricket Club | 1000 m | 7 |
| Golf | Concord Park Golf Club & Driving Range | 970 m | 6 |
| Yoga | Hands On Health | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Squash | Concord Sports Centre | 900 m | 3 |
| Athletics | Accelerate | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Cookson Park Skatepark | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Padel | Club de Padel | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Hillsbough Snooker Centre | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Hillsborough Arena | 3.9 km | 3 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 35. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Meadowhall, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 1.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Sheffield.
The nearest bus stop is Firth Park Road/Firth Park Avenue, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (routes 47, 48, 18, 5); 103 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
46% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Hucklow Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 55% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Brightside Nursery Infant School (1.9 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Fir Vale Academy, 950 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Wingfield Academy (5.6 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is W Boyes & Co, 400 m away, with Makkah Fresh Foods closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Firth Park Surgery (200 m), with Allied Pharmacy Firth Park Road the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Mirror Mirror is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Northern General Hospital, 1.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Henrys Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Firth Park W M C the nearest pub (650 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 151 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 5% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 49% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Firth Park, 100 m away; for exercise, Concord Sport Centre (900 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 52 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 55 km.
35 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 14% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Sheffield Hallam University, 4.3 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.