Local servicesHospitalRoyal Hallamshire Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryCarrfield Medical Centre51 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Gleadless Rd38 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPark Hill Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi55 schools32 primary, 6 secondary, 5 independent, 9 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryAnns Grove Primary Schoolages 3-11, 434 pupilsright herePrimaryLowfield Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 409 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNewfield Secondary Schoolages 11-16, 1,048 pupils1.0 miCollegeThe Sheffield College1.0 miUniversitySheffield Hallam University1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportManchester Airport MAN33 miRailway stationSheffield1.3 miLight railPark GrangeNorfolk Parkunder a mileBus stationSheffield Interchange/B6Sheffield Centre1.4 miBus stops212 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the S8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:37 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:18 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,682 residentsin the Heeley & Newfield Green census areaMedian age 37.53,530 households44% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright42% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,126 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 45% go by car, 14% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C878 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December31 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesMeersbrook Parkpark · under a mile · 17 haHeeley Millennium Parkpark · under a mileNorfolk Heritage Parkpark · under a mile · 30 haLees Hall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 50 haMeersbrook Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 15 haVirgin Active Health Clubsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes219 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200847 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202523 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,751 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
