The S postcode area, also known as the Sheffield postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of eight post towns. These cover most of South Yorkshire (including Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Mexborough), parts of north Derbyshire (including Chesterfield, Dronfield and the Hope Valley) and north-west Nottinghamshire (including Worksop), plus a small part of West Yorkshire. The S postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million.

Mail for the S postcode area is processed at Sheffield Mail Centre, along with mail for the DN, LN, and HU postcode areas.

History

For 1857–1868 an S sector of the London postal district 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 Sheffield, 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 Rotherham. S7x relates to Barnsley, and S8x relates to Worksop. 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

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
S1SHEFFIELDCity CentreSheffield
S2SHEFFIELDCity Centre, Arbourthorne, Heeley, Highfield, Lowfield, Manor, Newfield Green, Norfolk Park, Park Hill, WybournSheffield
S3SHEFFIELDCity Centre, Broomhall, Burngreave, Neepsend, Netherthorpe, PitsmoorSheffield
S4SHEFFIELDBrightside, Burngreave, Grimesthorpe, Osgathorpe, Page Hall, PitsmoorSheffield
S5SHEFFIELDEcclesfield, Firth Park, Fir Vale, Longley, Shirecliffe, Shiregreen, Southey, Parson Cross, WincobankSheffield
S6SHEFFIELDBradfield, Dungworth, Fox Hill, Hillsborough, Holdworth, Hollow Meadows, Loxley, Malin Bridge, Middlewood, Stannington, Storrs, Upperthorpe, Wadsley, Wadsley Bridge, Walkley, WisewoodSheffield
S7SHEFFIELDBeauchief, Carter Knowle, Millhouses, Nether EdgeSheffield
S8SHEFFIELDBatemoor, Beauchief, Greenhill, Jordanthorpe, Lowedges, Meadowhead, Meersbrook, Norton, Norton Lees, WoodseatsSheffield
S9SHEFFIELDAttercliffe, Brightside, Darnall, Handsworth Hill, Meadowhall, Tinsley, WincobankSheffield
S10SHEFFIELDBroomhall, Broomhill, Crookes, Crookesmoor, Crosspool, Endcliffe, Fulwood, Lodge Moor, RanmoorSheffield
S11SHEFFIELDBents Green, Carter Knowle, Ecclesall, Greystones, Millhouses, Nether Edge, Parkhead, Ringinglow, Sharrow, WhirlowSheffield
S12SHEFFIELDFrecheville, Gleadless, Hackenthorpe, Intake, RidgewayNorth East Derbyshire, Sheffield
S13SHEFFIELDHandsworth, Normanton Spring, Orgreave, Richmond, Woodhouse, WoodthorpeRotherham, Sheffield
S14SHEFFIELDGleadless ValleySheffield
S17SHEFFIELDBradway, Dore, TotleySheffield
S18DRONFIELDDronfield, Holmesfield, UnstoneNorth East Derbyshire
S20SHEFFIELDBeighton, Crystal Peaks, Halfway, Mosborough, Owlthorpe, Plumbley, Sothall, Waterthorpe, WestfieldSheffield
S21SHEFFIELDEckington, Killamarsh, Marsh Lane, Middle Handley, Renishaw, Spinkhill, Troway, West HandleyNorth East Derbyshire
S25SHEFFIELDAnston, Brookhouse, Dinnington, Laughton en le Morthen, Slade HootonRotherham
S26SHEFFIELDAston, Aughton, Harthill, Kiveton Park, Swallownest, Todwick, Ulley, Wales, Waleswood, WoodallRotherham
S32HOPE VALLEYAbney, Bretton, Calver, Curbar, Eyam, Foolow, Grindleford, Hathersage, Leam, Stoney MiddletonDerbyshire Dales
S33HOPE VALLEYAston, Bamford, Barber Booth, Bradwell, Castleton, Edale, Hope, Thornhill, Yorkshire BridgeHigh Peak
S35SHEFFIELDChapeltown, Crane Moor, Ecclesfield, Green Moor, Grenoside, Hermit Hill, High Green, Oughtibridge, Thurgoland, Wharncliffe Side, Wortley, WorrallSheffield, Barnsley
S36SHEFFIELDBolsterstone, Carlecotes, Catshaw, Crow Edge, Deepcar, Dunford Bridge, Hoylandswaine, Ingbirchworth, Langsett, Midhopestones, Millhouse Green, Oxspring, Snowden Hill, Stocksbridge, Penistone, Thurlstone, Upper Midhope, WigtwizzleBarnsley, Sheffield

S40-S49: CHESTERFIELD Post Town

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
S40CHESTERFIELDTown Centre, Boythorpe, Birdholme, BramptonChesterfield
S41CHESTERFIELDCorbriggs, Hasland, Newbold, Old Whittington, Sheepbridge, Spital, Tapton, Whittington Moor, WinsickChesterfield, North East Derbyshire
S42CHESTERFIELDAlton, Cutthorpe, Eastmoor, Grassmoor, Holmewood, Holymoorside, Ingmanthorpe, North Wingfield, Temple Normanton, Tupton, Wadshelf, Walton, WingerworthChesterfield, North East Derbyshire
S43CHESTERFIELDBarlborough, Barrow Hill, Brimington, Clowne, Hollingwood, Inkersall Green, Poolsbrook, Mastin Moor, StaveleyBolsover, Chesterfield
S44CHESTERFIELDArkwright Town, Ault Hucknall, Bolsover, Calow, Doe Lea, Heath, Oxcroft, Rowthorne, Scarcliffe, Shuttlewood, Stanfree, Stansby, Sutton cum Duckmanton, Sutton ScarsdaleBolsover, North East Derbyshire
S45CHESTERFIELDAshover, Astwith, Clay Cross, Hardstoft, Kelstedge, Littlemoor, Milltown, Pilsley, Slack, UppertownNorth East Derbyshire
S49CHESTERFIELDBulk usersnon-geographic

S60-S66: ROTHERHAM and MEXBOROUGH Post Towns

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
S60ROTHERHAMTown Centre, Brinsworth, Catcliffe, Canklow, Clifton, Masbrough, Treeton, Waverley, WhistonRotherham
S61ROTHERHAMGreasbrough, Kimberworth, Rockingham, Scholes, Thorpe HesleyRotherham
S62ROTHERHAMAbdy, Nether Haugh, Parkgate, Rawmarsh, WentworthRotherham
S63ROTHERHAMBolton-on-Dearne, Goldthorpe, Thurnscoe, Brampton Bierlow, Wath-on-Dearne, West MeltonBarnsley, Rotherham
S64MEXBOROUGHAdwick Upon Dearne, Kilnhurst, Mexborough, SwintonDoncaster, Rotherham
S65ROTHERHAMDalton, East Dene, Eastwood, Herringthorpe, Hooton Roberts, Ravenfield, Thrybergh
S66ROTHERHAMBraithwell, Bramley, Brampton-en-le-Morthen, Hellaby, Maltby, Micklebring, Morthen, Stainton, Stone, Thurcroft, WickersleyRotherham, Doncaster

S70-S75: BARNSLEY Post Town

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
S70BARNSLEYTown Centre, Birdwell, Kendray, Stairfoot, WorsboroughBarnsley
S71BARNSLEYArdsley, Athersley, Lundwood, Monk Bretton, RoystonBarnsley
S72BARNSLEYBrierley, Cudworth, Grimethorpe, Shafton, South HiendleyBarnsley, Wakefield
S73BARNSLEYDarfield, Hemingfield, WombwellBarnsley, Rotherham
S74BARNSLEYElsecar, Hoyland, JumpBarnsley
S75BARNSLEYBarugh Green, Cawthorne, Darton, Dodworth, Gawber, Kexbrough, Mapplewell, Pogmoor, Staincross, Tankersley, WilthorpeBarnsley, Wakefield

S80 and S81: WORKSOP Post Town

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
S80WORKSOPWorksop (south), Creswell, Rhodesia, Thorpe Salvin, WhitwellBassetlaw, Bolsover, Rotherham
S81WORKSOPWorksop (north), Blyth, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Langold, Shireoaks, WoodsettsBassetlaw, Rotherham

S94-S99: Non-Geographic Postcodes

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
S94SHEFFIELDCensus 2021 (a main national office)non-geographic
S95SHEFFIELDBulk usersnon-geographic
S96SHEFFIELDBulk usersnon-geographic
S97ROTHERHAM, SHEFFIELDBulk users, mostly Selectapostnon-geographic
S98SHEFFIELDBulk usersnon-geographic
S99SHEFFIELDJobcentre Plusnon-geographic

Map

S postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.
S postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby DE, DN, HD, NG, SK and WF postcode areas.

See also