# S postcode area

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.

## 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
* 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 district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
| S1 | SHEFFIELD | City Centre | Sheffield |
| 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 | 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, 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, 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, Intake, Ridgeway | North East Derbyshire, Sheffield |
| S13 | SHEFFIELD | Handsworth, Normanton Spring, Orgreave, Richmond, Woodhouse, Woodthorpe | Rotherham, Sheffield |
| S14 | SHEFFIELD | Gleadless Valley | Sheffield |
| S17 | SHEFFIELD | Bradway, Dore, Totley | Sheffield |
| S18 | DRONFIELD | Dronfield, Holmesfield, Unstone | North East Derbyshire |
| S20 | SHEFFIELD | Beighton, Crystal Peaks, Halfway, Mosborough, 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, Aughton, Harthill, Kiveton Park, Swallownest, Todwick, Ulley, Wales, Waleswood, Woodall | Rotherham |
| S32 | HOPE VALLEY | Abney, Bretton, Calver, Curbar, Eyam, Foolow, Grindleford, Hathersage, Leam, Stoney Middleton | Derbyshire Dales |
| S33 | HOPE VALLEY | Aston, Bamford, Barber Booth, Bradwell, Castleton, Edale, Hope, Thornhill, Yorkshire Bridge | High Peak |
| S35 | SHEFFIELD | Chapeltown, Crane Moor, Ecclesfield, Green Moor, Grenoside, Hermit Hill, High Green, Oughtibridge, Thurgoland, Wharncliffe Side, Wortley, Worrall | Sheffield, Barnsley |
| S36 | SHEFFIELD | Bolsterstone, Carlecotes, Catshaw, Crow Edge, Deepcar, Dunford Bridge, Hoylandswaine, Ingbirchworth, Langsett, Midhopestones, Millhouse Green, Oxspring, Snowden Hill, Stocksbridge, Penistone, Thurlstone, Upper Midhope, Wigtwizzle | Barnsley, Sheffield |
S40-S49: CHESTERFIELD Post Town
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
| S40 | CHESTERFIELD | Town Centre, Boythorpe, Birdholme, Brampton | Chesterfield |
| S41 | CHESTERFIELD | Corbriggs, Hasland, Newbold, Old Whittington, Sheepbridge, Spital, Tapton, Whittington Moor, Winsick | Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire |
| S42 | CHESTERFIELD | Alton, Cutthorpe, Eastmoor, Grassmoor, 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, Oxcroft, Rowthorne, Scarcliffe, Shuttlewood, Stanfree, Stansby, Sutton cum Duckmanton, Sutton Scarsdale | Bolsover, North East Derbyshire |
| S45 | CHESTERFIELD | Ashover, Astwith, Clay Cross, Hardstoft, Kelstedge, Littlemoor, Milltown, Pilsley, Slack, Uppertown | North East Derbyshire |
| S49 | CHESTERFIELD | Bulk users | non-geographic |
S60-S66: ROTHERAM and MEXBOROUGH Post Towns
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
| 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 | Barnsley, Rotherham |
| S64 | MEXBOROUGH | Adwick Upon Dearne, Kilnhurst, Mexborough, Swinton | Doncaster, Rotherham |
| S65 | ROTHERHAM | Dalton, East Dene, Eastwood, Herringthorpe, Hooton Roberts, Ravenfield, Thrybergh | |
| S66 | ROTHERHAM | Braithwell, Bramley, Brampton-en-le-Morthen, Hellaby, Maltby, Micklebring, Morthen, Stainton, Stone, Thurcroft, Wickersley | Rotherham, Doncaster |
S70-S75: BARNSLEY Post Town
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
| S70 | BARNSLEY | Town Centre, Birdwell, Kendray, Stairfoot, Worsborough | Barnsley |
| S71 | BARNSLEY | Ardsley, Athersley, Lundwood, Monk Bretton, Royston | Barnsley |
| S72 | BARNSLEY | Brierley, Cudworth, Grimethorpe, Shafton, South Hiendley | Barnsley, Wakefield |
| S73 | BARNSLEY | Darfield, Hemingfield, Wombwell | Barnsley, Rotherham |
| S74 | BARNSLEY | Elsecar, Hoyland, Jump | Barnsley |
| S75 | BARNSLEY | Barugh Green, Cawthorne, Darton, Dodworth, Gawber, Kexborough, Mapplewell, Pogmoor, Staincross, Tankersley, Wilthorpe | Barnsley, Wakefield |
S80 and S81: WORKSOP Post Town
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
| S80 | WORKSOP | Worksop (south), Creswell, Rhodesia, Thorpe Salvin, Whitwell | Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Rotherham |
| S81 | WORKSOP | Worksop (north), Blyth, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Langold, Shireoaks, Woodsetts | Bassetlaw, Rotherham |
S94-S99: Non-Geographic Postcodes
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
| S94 | SHEFFIELD | Census 2021 (a main national office) | non-geographic |
| S95 | SHEFFIELD | Bulk users | non-geographic |
| S96 | SHEFFIELD | Bulk users | non-geographic |
| S97 | ROTHERHAM, SHEFFIELD | Bulk users, mostly Selectapost | non-geographic |
| S98 | SHEFFIELD | Bulk users | non-geographic |
| S99 | SHEFFIELD | Jobcentre Plus | non-geographic |