Metropolitan borough council · England

Sheffield

Sheffield is a metropolitan borough council. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Sheffield
Metropolitan borough council · E08000039
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health
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Type
Metropolitan borough council
Single tier
Official code
E08000039
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
Combined authority
South Yorkshire
Strategic transport, economic development, skills

Other bodies covering this area

South Yorkshire
Combined authority
  • Strategic transport
  • Economic development
  • Skills
South Yorkshire
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
91
Postcode sectors
28
Wards
6
Constituencies

11 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

28 wards recorded in this council area.

Beauchief and Greenhill · Beighton · Birley · Broomhill and Sharrow Vale · Burngreave · City · Crookes and Crosspool · Darnall · Dore and Totley · East Ecclesfield · Ecclesall · Firth Park · Fulwood · Gleadless Valley · Graves Park · Hillsborough · Manor Castle · Mosborough · Nether Edge and Sharrow · Park and Arbourthorne · Richmond · Shiregreen and Brightside · Southey · Stannington · Stocksbridge and Upper Don · Walkley · West Ecclesfield · Woodhouse

Postcode sectors

S1 1 · S1 2 · S1 3 · S1 4 · S1 9 · S10 1 · S10 2 · S10 3 · S10 4 · S10 5 · S10 9 · S11 0 · S11 7 · S11 8 · S11 9 · S12 2 · S12 3 · S12 4 · S12 9 · S13 7 · S13 8 · S13 9 · S14 1 · S17 3 · S17 4 · S17 9 · S2 1 · S2 2 · S2 3 · S2 4 · S2 5 · S2 9 · S20 1 · S20 2 · S20 3 · S20 4 · S20 5 · S20 6 · S20 7 · S20 8 · S20 9 · S3 7 · S3 8 · S3 9 · S35 0 · S35 1 · S35 2 · S35 3 · S35 4 · S35 5 · S35 8 · S35 9 · S36 0 · S36 1 · S36 2 · S36 3 · S4 7 · S4 8 · S5 0 · S5 5 · S5 6 · S5 7 · S5 8 · S5 9 · S6 1 · S6 2 · S6 3 · S6 4 · S6 5 · S6 6 · S6 9 · S7 1 · S7 2 · S8 0 · S8 2 · S8 7 · S8 8 · S8 9 · S9 1 · S9 2 · S9 3 · S9 4 · S9 5 · S9 9 · S95 1 · S96 5 · S98 1 · S98 6 · S99 1 · S99 2 · S99 3

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E08000039.