The S postcode area, also known as the Sheffield postcode area, is a group of

postcode A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, inclu ...

districts in England, which are subdivisions of eight

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in t ...

s. These cover most of

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire ...

(including

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...

Rotherham Rotherham ( ) is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother, South Yorkshire, River Rother, from which the town gets its name, and the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don. It is the largest settlement ...

and

Mexborough Mexborough is a town in the City of Doncaster, City of Doncaster District, South Yorkshire, England, between Manvers and Denaby Main, on the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don close to where it joins the River Dearne, and the A6023 road. It is co ...

), parts of north

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

(including Chesterfield,

Dronfield Dronfield is a town in North East Derbyshire, England, which includes Dronfield Woodhouse and Coal Aston. It lies in the valley of the River Drone between Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield and Sheffield. The Peak District National Park i ...

and the Hope Valley) and north-west

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

(including

Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located south of Doncaster, south-east of Sheffield and north of Nottingham. Located close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbys ...

), plus a small part of

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...

. The S postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million.

History

For 1857–1868 an ''S sector'' of the

London postal district The London postal district is the area in England of to which mail addressed to the London post town is delivered. The General Post Office under the control of the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom, Postmaster General directed Rowland Hil ...

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: *S20, formed out of ''S19''. The code was changed while the area remained the same to avoid confusion as the sectors were redrawn. *S21, S25 and S26, formed out of ''S31''. *S32 to S36, formed out of ''S30''. The S64 district covering the Mexborough post town was originally earmarked for use as DN13, which has never been used.

Coverage

As with many postcode areas in the United Kingdom, the S Area is numbered in various clusters. S1-S14 cover the core urban area of

, with S17-S36 covering more suburban or rural areas within Sheffield's environs. Postcodes in the range S4x relate to the Chesterfield area. The range S6x relates to

. S7x relates to

, and S8x relates to

. Any other postcodes prefixed S are non-geographic in nature. The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: S1-S36: SHEFFIELD, DRONFIELD and HOPE VALLEY Post Towns , - ! S1 , SHEFFIELD ,

City Centre A city centre, also known as an urban core, is the Commerce, commercial, Culture, cultural and often the historical, Politics, political, and geographic heart of a city. The term "city centre" is primarily used in British English, and closely e ...

, - ! S2 , SHEFFIELD , City Centre, Arbourthorne, Heeley, Highfield, Lowfield, Manor, Newfield Green, Norfolk Park, Park Hill, Wybourn , Sheffield , - ! S3 , SHEFFIELD , City Centre, Broomhall, Burngreave, Neepsend, Netherthorpe, Pitsmoor , Sheffield , - ! S4 , SHEFFIELD , Brightside, Burngreave, Grimesthorpe, Osgathorpe, Page Hall, Pitsmoor , Sheffield , - ! S5 , SHEFFIELD ,

Ecclesfield Ecclesfield is a village and civil parish in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, approximately 6 miles (9 km) north of Sheffield City Centre. Ecclesfield civil parish had a population of 32,073 at the 2011 Census. Ecclesfiel ...

, Firth Park, Fir Vale, Longley, Shirecliffe, Shiregreen, Southey, Parson Cross, Wincobank , Sheffield , - ! S6 , SHEFFIELD , Bradfield, Dungworth, Fox Hill, Hillsborough, Holdworth, Hollow Meadows, Loxley,

Malin Bridge Malin Bridge is a suburb of the city of Sheffield, England. It is located at grid reference and stands miles north-west of the city centre where the rivers River Loxley, Loxley and River Rivelin, Rivelin meet. Malin Bridge is only a small di ...

, Middlewood, Stannington, Storrs, Upperthorpe, Wadsley, Wadsley Bridge, Walkley, Wisewood , Sheffield , - ! S7 , SHEFFIELD , Beauchief, Carter Knowle, Millhouses, Nether Edge , Sheffield , - ! S8 , SHEFFIELD , Batemoor, Beauchief, Greenhill, Jordanthorpe, Lowedges,

Meadowhead Beauchief and Greenhill ward—which includes the Areas of Sheffield, districts of Batemoor, Beauchief, Chancet Wood, Greenhill, Jordanthorpe, Lowedges and Meadowhead—is one of the 28 electoral wards in the Sheffield, City of Sheffield, E ...

, Meersbrook, Norton, Norton Lees, Woodseats , Sheffield , - ! S9 , SHEFFIELD , Attercliffe, Brightside, Darnall, Handsworth Hill, Meadowhall, Tinsley, Wincobank , Sheffield , - ! S10 , SHEFFIELD , Broomhall, Broomhill, Crookes, Crookesmoor, Crosspool, Endcliffe, Fulwood, Lodge Moor, Ranmoor , Sheffield , - ! S11 , SHEFFIELD , Bents Green, Carter Knowle, Ecclesall, Greystones, Millhouses, Nether Edge, Parkhead, Ringinglow, Sharrow, Whirlow , Sheffield , - ! S12 , SHEFFIELD , Frecheville, Gleadless,

Hackenthorpe Hackenthorpe is a village 5 miles south east of Sheffield’s city centre, now classed as a historic township of the city. Due to much expansion, the village became a part of Sheffield city during the 1950s. During much of the late 19th and 20t ...

Intake An intake (also inlet) is an opening, structure or system through which a fluid is admitted to a space or machine as a consequence of a pressure differential between the outside and the inside. The pressure difference may be generated on the ins ...

, Ridgeway ,

North East Derbyshire North East Derbyshire is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The council is based in the large village of Wingerworth. The district also includes the towns of Dronfield and Clay Cross as well as numerou ...

, Sheffield , - ! S13 , SHEFFIELD , Handsworth, Normanton Spring, Orgreave, Richmond, Woodhouse, Woodthorpe ,

, Sheffield , - ! S14 , SHEFFIELD , Gleadless Valley , Sheffield , - ! S17 , SHEFFIELD , Bradway, Dore, Totley , Sheffield , - ! S18 , DRONFIELD ,

, Holmesfield, Unstone , North East Derbyshire , - ! S20 , SHEFFIELD , Beighton, Crystal Peaks, Halfway,

Mosborough Mosborough is a village in the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of Derbyshire, its name being a linguistic blend of 'moor' and 'borough'. During the late 19th century and 20th century, the village was noted for ...

, Owlthorpe, Plumbley, Sothall, Waterthorpe, Westfield , Sheffield , - ! S21 , SHEFFIELD , Eckington, Killamarsh, Marsh Lane, Middle Handley, Renishaw, Spinkhill, Troway, West Handley , North East Derbyshire , - ! S25 , SHEFFIELD , Anston, Brookhouse, Dinnington, Laughton en le Morthen, Slade Hooton , Rotherham , - ! S26 , SHEFFIELD ,

Aston Aston is an area of inner Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Located immediately to the north-west of Birmingham city centre, Central Birmingham, Aston constitutes a wards of the United Kingdom, war ...

, Aughton, Harthill, Kiveton Park, Swallownest, Todwick, Ulley,

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

, Waleswood, Woodall , Rotherham , - ! S32 , HOPE VALLEY , Abney, Bretton, Calver, Curbar, Eyam, Foolow, Grindleford, Hathersage, Leam, Stoney Middleton ,

Derbyshire Dales Derbyshire Dales ( ) is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Derbyshire, England. The district was created in 1974 as West Derbyshire; the name was changed to Derbyshire Dales in 1987. The council is based in the town of Matl ...

, - ! S33 , HOPE VALLEY , Aston, Bamford, Barber Booth, Bradwell, Castleton, Edale,

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's own life, or the world at large. As a verb, Merriam-Webster defines ''hope'' as "to expect with confid ...

, Thornhill, Yorkshire Bridge , High Peak , - ! S35 , SHEFFIELD , Chapeltown, Crane Moor,

, Green Moor, Grenoside, Hermit Hill, High Green,

Oughtibridge Oughtibridge ( ) is a residential village in the north of Sheffield within the bounds of Bradfield, South Yorkshire, Bradfield civil parish. The village stands about northwest of the Sheffield City Centre, city centre in the valley of the Riv ...

, Thurgoland,

Wharncliffe Side Wharncliffe Side is a village in South Yorkshire, England, northwest of Sheffield and within the city borough. Wharcliffe Side is located on the west bank of the River Don, approximately northwest of Sheffield city centre, and northwest of ...

, Wortley, Worrall , Sheffield, Barnsley , - ! S36 , SHEFFIELD , Bolsterstone, Carlecotes, Catshaw, Crow Edge,

Deepcar Deepcar is a village located on the eastern fringe of the town of Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the electoral ward of Stocksbridge and Upper Don, 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Barnsley town centre and approximately nor ...

, Dunford Bridge, Hoylandswaine, Ingbirchworth, Langsett, Midhopestones, Millhouse Green, Oxspring, Snowden Hill,

Stocksbridge Stocksbridge is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish, it is encircled to the north and east by the southern edge of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, although since 1974 it lies within the borders of the City of Sheffield, in ...

Penistone Penistone ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, which had a population of 13,270 at the 2021 census. Historic counties of England, Historically in ...

, Thurlstone, Upper Midhope, Wigtwizzle , Barnsley, Sheffield , - S40-S49: CHESTERFIELD Post Town , - ! S40 , CHESTERFIELD , Town Centre, Boythorpe, Birdholme,

Brampton Brampton is a city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario, and the regional seat of the Regional Municipality of Peel. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a List of municipalities in Ontario#L ...

, Chesterfield , - ! S41 , CHESTERFIELD , Corbriggs, Hasland, Newbold, Old Whittington, Sheepbridge, Spital, Tapton, Whittington Moor, Winsick , Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire , - ! S42 , CHESTERFIELD , Alton, Cutthorpe, Eastmoor,

Grassmoor Grassmoor is a village in Derbyshire, England, approximately three miles to the south of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield its distance from London is 148.5 miles. Its original name, according to 16th-century parish records, was ''Gresmore ...

, Holmewood, Holymoorside, Ingmanthorpe, North Wingfield, Temple Normanton, Tupton, Wadshelf, Walton, Wingerworth , Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire , - ! S43 , CHESTERFIELD , Barlborough, Barrow Hill, Brimington, Clowne, Hollingwood, Inkersall Green, Poolsbrook, Mastin Moor, Staveley , Bolsover, Chesterfield , - ! S44 , CHESTERFIELD , Arkwright Town, Ault Hucknall, Bolsover, Calow, Doe Lea,

Heath A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and is characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a coole ...

, Oxcroft, Rowthorne, Scarcliffe, Shuttlewood, Stanfree, Stansby,

Sutton cum Duckmanton Sutton cum Duckmanton is a civil parish in Derbyshire, England, between Bolsover and Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield in the district of North East Derbyshire. The village has a Church of England, parish church, a public house, pub, The A ...

Sutton Scarsdale Sutton Scarsdale is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is in the North East Derbyshire district. It is very close to the M1 motorway. It is in the civil parish of Sutton cum Duckmanton. The settlement is notable for a large, ruined former sta ...

, Bolsover, North East Derbyshire , - ! S45 , CHESTERFIELD , Ashover, Astwith,

Clay Cross Clay Cross is a town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. It is a former industrial and mining town, about south of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Chesterfield. It is directly ...

, Hardstoft, Kelstedge, Littlemoor, Milltown, Pilsley, Slack, Uppertown , North East Derbyshire , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", S49 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CHESTERFIELD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Bulk users'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - S60-S66: ROTHERHAM and MEXBOROUGH Post Towns , - ! S60 , ROTHERHAM , Town Centre, Brinsworth, Catcliffe, Canklow, Clifton, Masbrough, Treeton, Waverley, Whiston , Rotherham , - ! S61 , ROTHERHAM , Greasbrough, Kimberworth, Rockingham, Scholes, Thorpe Hesley , Rotherham , - ! S62 , ROTHERHAM , Abdy, Nether Haugh, Parkgate, Rawmarsh, Wentworth , Rotherham , - ! S63 , ROTHERHAM , Bolton-on-Dearne, Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe, Brampton Bierlow, Wath-on-Dearne, West Melton ,

, Rotherham , - ! S64 , MEXBOROUGH , Adwick Upon Dearne, Kilnhurst,

, Swinton ,

Doncaster Doncaster ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest se ...

, Rotherham , - ! S65 , ROTHERHAM , Dalton, East Dene, Eastwood, Herringthorpe, Hooton Roberts, Ravenfield,

Thrybergh Thrybergh is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, from Rotherham. It had a population of 4,327 in 2001, reducing to 4,058 at the 2011 Census. History Thrybergh – which is mentione ...

, , - ! S66 , ROTHERHAM , Braithwell, Bramley,

Brampton-en-le-Morthen Brampton-en-le-Morthen is a small dormitory village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcroft, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, Rotherham district lying to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. In 1911, the ...

, Hellaby, Maltby, Micklebring,

Morthen Morthen is a hamlet in South Yorkshire in England, lying between Brampton-en-le-Morthen and Laughton-en-le-Morthen.David Hey, ''Medieval South Yorkshire'' The population of the hamlet as taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are ...

, Stainton,

Stone In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included, its Chemical compound, chemical composition, and the way in which it is formed. Rocks ...

, Thurcroft, Wickersley , Rotherham, Doncaster , - S70-S75: BARNSLEY Post Town , - ! S70 , BARNSLEY , Town Centre, Birdwell, Kendray, Stairfoot, Worsborough , Barnsley , - ! S71 , BARNSLEY , Ardsley, Athersley,

Lundwood Lundwood is a village in Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. History Lying about three miles east-north-east of Barnsley town centre, Lundwood takes its name from the Lund Wood, the substantially wooded portion of the area of the old manor of ...

Monk Bretton Monk Bretton is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It lies approximately two miles north-east from Barnsley town centre. Until 1974 it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire. History Monk Bretton has bee ...

, Royston , Barnsley , - ! S72 , BARNSLEY , Brierley, Cudworth, Grimethorpe, Shafton, South Hiendley , Barnsley,

Wakefield Wakefield is a cathedral city in West Yorkshire, England located on the River Calder. The city had a population of 109,766 in the 2021 census, up from 99,251 in the 2011 census. The city is the administrative centre of the wider Metropolit ...

, - ! S73 , BARNSLEY , Darfield, Hemingfield,

Wombwell Wombwell () is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. In the 2011 census, data for the town was split between the ward of Wombwell and small sections that fell into the wards of Darfield (specifically the a ...

, Barnsley, Rotherham , - ! S74 , BARNSLEY ,

Elsecar Elsecar (, ) is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is near to Jump, South Yorkshire, Jump and Wentworth, South Yorkshire, Wentworth, it is also south of Hoyland, south of Barnsley and north-east ...

, Hoyland, Jump , Barnsley , - ! S75 , BARNSLEY , Barugh Green, Cawthorne, Darton, Dodworth, Gawber, Kexbrough, Mapplewell,

Pogmoor Pogmoor is a residential suburb of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is located west of the town centre, just north of junction 37 of the M1 motorway The M1 motorway connects London to Leeds, where it joins the A1(M) motorway, A ...

, Staincross, Tankersley,

Wilthorpe Wilthorpe is an area of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Bisected by the A635 road, A635 Huddersfield Road, Wilthorpe has several small shops and an infant school, as well as an ATS garage and a dentist. Wilthorpe sits in the S75 area of ...

, Barnsley, Wakefield , - S80 and S81: WORKSOP Post Town , - ! S80 , WORKSOP ,

(south), Creswell,

Rhodesia Rhodesia ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state, unrecognised state in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia served as the ''de facto'' Succession of states, successor state to the ...

, Thorpe Salvin, Whitwell , Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Rotherham , - ! S81 , WORKSOP , Worksop (north), Blyth, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Langold, Shireoaks, Woodsetts , Bassetlaw, Rotherham , - S94-S99: Non-Geographic Postcodes , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", S94 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", SHEFFIELD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", Census 2021 (a main national office) , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", S95 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", SHEFFIELD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Bulk users'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", S96 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", SHEFFIELD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Bulk users'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", S97 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ROTHERHAM, SHEFFIELD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Bulk users, mostly Selectapost'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", S98 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", SHEFFIELD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Bulk users'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", S99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", SHEFFIELD , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' Jobcentre Plus'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''

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Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Sheffield Postcode areas covering Yorkshire and the Humber Postcode areas covering the East Midlands

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