Deepcar is a small village on the north‑west edge of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, sitting in the Don Valley close to the eastern fringe of the Peak District. Its riverside setting beside the River Don and proximity to gritstone outcrops such as Wharncliffe Crags give easy access to moorland walks and climbing while keeping the city within a short drive.
Historically the settlement developed around transport links and local industry, with strong connections to nearby heavy engineering and steelmaking in Stocksbridge, and a former station on the old Woodhead route. Today it feels like a village with a mixed residential character - local shops, pubs and community groups sit alongside reminders of its industrial past, and many residents commute into Sheffield or head out into the surrounding countryside for leisure.
Postcode districts covering Deepcar
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 8.7 miles
- Leeds 22.6 miles
- Bradford 23 miles
- Oldham 22 miles
- Huddersfield 15 miles
- Stockport 24.3 miles
- Rotherham 9.1 miles
- Doncaster 19.3 miles
- Chesterfield 16.7 miles
- Wakefield 14.4 miles
- Halifax 21.5 miles
- Barnsley 7.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stocksbridge Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Stocksbridge and Upper Don Ward 1.2 miles
- Hunshelf Parish 1.4 miles
- Wortley Parish 1.9 miles
- Thurgoland Built-up area 2 miles
- Wharncliffe Side Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Bradfield Parish 2.8 miles
- Oxspring Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Oughtibridge Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Penistone East Ward 3.5 miles
- Upper Tankersley Built-up area 3.6 miles
- West Ecclesfield Ward 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in Deepcar
S36 2AU, S36 2TZ, S36 2RZ, S36 2PD, S36 2SS, S36 2UA, S36 2RU, S36 2PA, S36 2TS … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 23.4 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 27.1 miles
- Penistone Railway Station 4 miles
- Silkstone Common Railway Station 4.1 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.4 miles
Hotels near Deepcar Ad
- Wortley Hall Sheffield 3 2.1 miles
- The Friendship Hotel 0.9 miles
- Ye Olde Mustard Pot 3 miles
- Whitley Hall Hotel 3 4 miles
- Cubley Hall 3 3.5 miles
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- Halifax Hall 7.8 miles
- Premier Inn Sheffield/Barnsley 3 3.4 miles
- ibis Styles Barnsley 3 5.6 miles
- Staindrop Lodge Hotel 3 4.2 miles
Schools in Deepcar
- Deepcar St John's C of E Junior School Primary
- Royd Nursery and Infant School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 5.4 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 6.5 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 6.9 miles
- University of Sheffield University 7.5 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 8 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 8 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 8.3 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 8.3 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 8.5 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 12.8 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 14.4 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 14.6 miles