Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
728
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 728 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near S5 8LA
Crime trends · near S5 8LA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
119
YoY stable
ASB
40
YoY -18%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -25%
Burglary
8
YoY -56%
Criminal damage
47
YoY +52%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
43
YoY +115%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · criminal damage rising
337
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,637
White Brit.80.4%
White & Black Caribbean3.3%
Other White2.9%
Other Asian2.7%
African2.3%
+ 3 other groups · 8.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,636
No religion54.3%
Christian35.0%
Not answered4.0%
Muslim2.9%
Buddhist1.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,632
35–4918.1%
50–6417.6%
25–3414.3%
10–1510.2%
5–98.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Total households: 695
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.7%
Other18.3%
Any member 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.2%
+ 8 other households · 33.5%
Administrative Information
Sheffield
Local Authority
Council Area
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough E14001466
Constituency
E14001466
South Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Southey
Constituency code
E14001466
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 Scotland
South 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 012C E01008090
E01008090
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sheffield 012 E02001622
E02001622
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sheffield 012C E01008090
E01008090
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sheffield 012 E02001622
E02001622
Urban: 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
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:51 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:51 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode S5 8LA 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: 728
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008090 and MSOA E02001622 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode S5 8LA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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