Postcode · S5 8BU

S5 8BU

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Property report — S5 8BU

Open-data due diligence for S5 8BU and the area around it.

S5 8BU in brief: 27 recorded sales (£20,000–£225,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for S5 8BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the S5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£150,542

sector S5 8 · 113 sales

Population

26,009

sector S5 8

Crimes recorded

149

sector S5 8 · Apr 26

Schools

4

sector S5 8

Flood risk

None modelled

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

100%

sector S5 8 of premises

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2026-01-23£225,00045 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2022-03-31£220,00041 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2021-05-14£158,00043 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2019-07-29£146,00031 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2017-11-30£145,50045 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2014-03-31£125,99543 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2014-03-31£107,99529 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2014-03-31£136,99535 MURDOCK ROADTerraced
2014-03-31£155,99539 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2014-03-31£135,99537 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2014-03-31£125,99531 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2014-03-31£136,99541 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2014-03-31£125,99533 MURDOCK ROADTerraced
2014-03-31£125,95045 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2013-12-20£96,30059 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2013-12-19£103,99547 MURDOCK ROADTerraced
2007-10-19£77,0003 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2007-09-17£75,0001 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2006-02-20£65,00047 MURDOCK ROADTerraced
2004-11-19£43,50033 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2004-03-26£43,00019 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2004-02-09£22,00047 MURDOCK ROADTerraced
2003-11-10£29,75035 MURDOCK ROADTerraced
2002-12-23£30,00067 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2002-10-01£25,00073 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2001-09-28£24,50073 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached
2001-08-31£20,00019 MURDOCK ROADSemi-detached

27 recorded sales on S5 8BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Southey Green Nursery & Primary School0.2 miPrimaryGood (2021)
Chaucer School0.4 miSecondaryReport card →
Mercia Northridge School0.4 miSecondaryNot yet inspected
Meynell Nursery & Primary School0.5 miPrimaryGood (2023)
Parson Cross Church of England Primary School0.6 miPrimaryGood (2023)
E-ACT Pathways Academy0.7 miPrimaryReport card →

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: SOUTHEY GREEN MEDICAL CTR (0.3 mi) · BUCHANAN ROAD SURGERY (0.3 mi) · GREEN CROSS GROUP PRACTICE (0.4 mi)

Nearest hospitals: SHEFFIELD NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL - COVID VACCINATION CENTRE (0.9 mi) · NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL BEV STOKES DSU ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.3 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: HANNAH RAWSON SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · CHURCH OF ST PAUL (Grade II*) (0.8 mi) · SEWER GAS LAMP AT JUNCTION WITH CAMBORNE ROAD (Grade II) (0.9 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.3 mi) · PARSON CROSS PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.4 mi)

Nearest stations: Leppings Lane (1.4 mi) · Middlewood (1.4 mi) · Hillsborough Park (1.6 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.5 mi) · Lidl (0.5 mi) · Heron Foods (0.6 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
36
One-person households
34%
Households with children
34%
Households
11,008

Owned 42% · Social rent 44% · Private rent 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), for S5 8.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 165 crimesJun 24: 136 crimesJul 24: 109 crimesAug 24: 155 crimesSep 24: 146 crimesOct 24: 173 crimesNov 24: 169 crimesDec 24: 127 crimesJan 25: 112 crimesFeb 25: 97 crimesMar 25: 151 crimesApr 25: 140 crimesMay 25: 141 crimesJun 25: 184 crimesJul 25: 161 crimesAug 25: 144 crimesSep 25: 120 crimesOct 25: 160 crimesNov 25: 136 crimesDec 25: 132 crimesJan 26: 121 crimesFeb 26: 126 crimesMar 26: 156 crimesApr 26: 149 crimes Apr 26: 149 crimes 184 97 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in S5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 142/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

No modelled flood risk is recorded for S5 8BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

Measure DistrictS5 SectorS5 8 PostcodeS5 8BU
Average sold price£152,765£150,542£101,017
Population85,36726,009
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)2/101/10
Crimes recorded659149
Schools194
Flood riskHighLowLow
Gigabit broadband99%100%100%
Superfast broadband100%100%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (S5 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026

Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.