S8 8JA
The median sold price for the postcode S8 8JA is around £294,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 322 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around S8 8JA (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly shoplifting. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £125,000 – £350,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across S8 8, last 24 months.
- Terraced£186,000(135 sales)
- Semi-detached£294,000(105 sales)
- Detached£424,500(63 sales)
- Flat£90,000(51 sales)
S8 8JA median £294,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £210,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 2.4× the typical Sheffield neighbourhood
- Crime: 2.9× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Sheffield and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 95.8% of premises in S8 8JA, compared with 86.7% in England.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 95.8% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 97.9% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 25% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Sheffield: more deprived than 22% of its 343 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income10of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime2of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (64%). Average Band D in Sheffield is £2,510.16 for 2026/27.
That is 5% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Sheffield: £2,231.25 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 500 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A4%
- Band B4%
- Band C64%
- Band D22%
- Band E4%
- Band F2%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Norton Free Church of England Primary School0.4 miles (600 m)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Norton Free Church of England Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Lower Meadow Primary School0.8 miles (1.4 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Lower Meadow Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Thomas of Canterbury School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted, June 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Nearest secondary schools
- Meadowhead School Academy Trust0.6 miles (980 m)Ofsted, June 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Meadowhead School Academy Trust (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Newfield Secondary School1.1 miles (1.8 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Newfield Secondary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Mercia School2.1 miles (3.3 km)Ofsted, February 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Mercia School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to S8 8JA is Herdings Park, 1.1 miles (1.7 km) away in a straight line. There are 11 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.1 miles (1.7 km)Herdings Park
- 1.3 miles (2.1 km)Herdings - Leighton Road
- 1.7 miles (2.7 km)Gleadless Townend
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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