Around average
IMD England
High · 16.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from this address. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- Astrea Academy Sheffield
Last published allocation was 2,601 m. This address is 835 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
Sheffield allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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Coordinates & Location for S3 7AL
Postcode
S3 7AL
Coordinates
53.3869, -1.4743
Grid reference
SK350879
Easting
435,059
Northing
387,913
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5W9GPG+Q7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Sheffield
Travel to Work
Sheffield
ITL Region
Sheffield
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13846
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13846 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near S3 7AL
England & WalesCrime trends · near S3 7AL
Counts are for City electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
192
YoY +9%
255212168
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
100
YoY -12%
16611462
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
19
YoY -27%
432914
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
22
YoY stable
362513
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
43
YoY +87%
453116
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.51.2%
Chinese9.6%
Other White7.9%
African7.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.2%
+ 7 other groups · 18.2%
Religion
No religion51.0%
Christian20.3%
Muslim18.9%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu1.7%
+ 2 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
25–3438.8%
20–2427.7%
35–4912.8%
≤46.6%
50–644.9%
+ 4 other age groups · 9.2%
Households
Other47.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children20.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children3.8%
+ 5 other households · 11.3%
Administrative Information
Sheffield
Local Authority
Council AreaSheffield Central E14001467
Constituency
E14001467South Yorkshire
Police Force
England
Ward
City
Constituency code
E14001467
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Sheffield, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sheffield
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandSouth Yorkshire and Bassetlaw
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sheffield
Sub ICB Location
NHS South Yorkshire ICB - 03N
Cancer Alliance
South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sheffield 073C E01033263
E01033263MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sheffield 073 E02006843
E02006843LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sheffield 073C E01033263
E01033263MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sheffield 073 E02006843
E02006843Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation B1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:01 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 50 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:01 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 50 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode S3 7AL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation B1. IMD England rank: 13846
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033263 and MSOA E02006843 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode S3 7AL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near S3 7AL
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
57%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
62.0
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–18FSM 56%
Attainment 8
45.4
Last published allocation was 2,601 m. This address is 835 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this address would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Sheffield allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
55%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–19FSM 30%
Attainment 8
39.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 14%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
67%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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