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S2 5AQ · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 05 JUL 2026

S2 5AQ

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Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
63/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

This NestScope Score is anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 983 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. What is an area score?

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around S2 5AQ.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools57
4Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

32 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 48 schools in total

Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School0.2 miEmmaus Catholic and CofE Primary SchoolGood · 0.3 miManor Lodge Community Primary and Nursery School0.6 miGrace Owen Nursery SchoolGood · 0.7 miAll Saints' Catholic High SchoolGood · 0.9 miWillow Park SchoolRequires Improvement · 0.9 mi

Nearest top-rated: Emmaus Catholic and CofE Primary School (Good) — 0.3 mi

Safety68
26crimes last month

IMD crime decile 5/10 · 26 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 21)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare70
21GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 1/10 · 21 GP, 7 dentists, pharmacy 0.4 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: CENTRAL ROVING GP SERVICE — 0.5 mi

Transport85
Cricket Inn Road To City0.3 mi
Cricket Inn Road0.3 mi
Cricket Inn Road From City0.3 mi

36 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space71
9green spaces

IMD environment decile 7/10 · 7.5 ha total — largest park 2.4 ha (0.33 mi away)

Nearest: Park (0.26 ha) — 0.2 mi

Amenities88
50supermarkets

50 supermarkets within 2 mi — Iceland, Makro, The Co-operative Group, Costco… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 0.6 mi

Nearest: Iceland Sheffield Parkway — 0.2 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near S2 5AQ.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities). Flood zones, air quality & noise explained.

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
15µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
54dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
42dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in S2.

Average sold price by property type across the S2 district, 2021–2026 — 2,782 sales.

About S2 5AQ

S2 5AQ scores 63/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Iceland Sheffield Parkway about 4 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, S2 5AQ is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 1/10, ranked 983 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is high (IMD housing decile 2/10).

There are 48 schools within the typical catchment area, including 2 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 30 rated Good. The nearest school is Wybourn Community Primary & Nursery School, about 4 minutes' walk away.

There were 26 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a moderate level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 21 GP surgeries and 7 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is CENTRAL ROVING GP SERVICE, about 10 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 7 minutes' walk away.

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04 — Method

How this NestScope Score works.

01
We map what’s nearby. Schools, safety, healthcare, transport, green space and amenities around S2 5AQ — each measured at its own radius, from a 400 m crime count to a 2-mile school catchment.
02
We blend in national context. Every local factor is combined with England’s Index of Multiple Deprivation, so a postcode is judged both on what’s actually nearby and on how the wider neighbourhood compares nationally.
03
One score, six visible factors. Schools, Safety, Healthcare, Transport, Green space and Amenities each get their own 0–100 score; the six combine into the single NestScope Score above. No black box — see the full methodology.
05 — Questions
How many schools are near S2 5AQ?

There are 48 schools within a 2-mile catchment of S2 5AQ, including 2 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

Is S2 5AQ safe?

26 crimes were reported within 400m of S2 5AQ in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 1/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near S2 5AQ?

Transport within 0.5 miles of S2 5AQ includes 3 Tube/Metro stations, 36 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

What is the NestScope Score for S2 5AQ?

S2 5AQ has a NestScope Score of 63/100 — a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood. The score blends six local factors — schools, safety, healthcare, transport, green space and amenities — with England's Index of Multiple Deprivation for national context. See the full methodology for how it's calculated.

How far around S2 5AQ does NestScope look?

NestScope draws on data at a different radius for each factor around S2 5AQ: schools within 2 miles, GP surgeries and hospitals within 1.5 miles, crime within 400 metres (a quarter mile), and transport, green space and supermarkets within half a mile. These radii reflect how people actually reach each type of place.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.