Gleadless Valley is an electoral ward in the south‑east of Sheffield, England, centred on a distinctive post‑war housing estate that nestles in a chain of wooded valleys. The topography gives the area unusually generous green corridors and parks for an urban ward, with footpaths and wooded slopes that provide wildlife habitats and good views back over the city.
Predominantly built as council housing in the mid‑20th century, the ward has a mixed social profile and local services such as shops, schools and community centres and is served by frequent buses and the Supertram. There has been ongoing regeneration and active residents' groups working on community projects and improvements, while traces of the area's rural and industrial past can still be read in field patterns and small former colliery sites around the valley edges.
Postcode districts covering Gleadless Valley
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Mansfield 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Huddersfield 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Rotherham 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Doncaster 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Chesterfield 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Wakefield 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Barnsley 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Dewsbury 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Pontefract 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 17.5 miles28.2 km
- Worksop 14.5 miles23.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Park and Arbourthorne Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Graves Park Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Sheffield Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Nether Edge and Sharrow Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Manor Castle Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- City Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Beauchief and Greenhill Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Richmond Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Birley Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Broomhill and Sharrow Vale Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ecclesall Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Ridgeway & Marsh Lane Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Gleadless Valley
S14 1DG, S14 1GU, S14 1QN, S14 1BT, S8 9BZ, S8 9FJ, S8 9EA, S8 9HL, S8 0RL … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 20.6 miles33.1 km
- Manchester Airport 33.8 miles54.4 km
- Sheffield Victoria 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Darnall 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
Hotels near Gleadless Valley Ad
- Brocco on the Park Boutique Hotel 5 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Sheffield City 4 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Psalter 2.1 miles3.4 km
- The Crow Inn 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Devonshire Arms 5 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Sheffield 2 miles3.3 km
- Miller & Carter Sheffield by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2 miles3.3 km
- Halifax Hall 2.5 miles4 km
- Leonardo Hotel Sheffield 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Dalbury and Palmer 1.4 miles2.3 km
Schools in Gleadless Valley
- Anns Grove Primary School Primary
- Carfield Primary School Primary
- Meersbrook Bank Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bramall Lane Stadium 1.4 miles2.2 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 1.7 miles2.7 km
- University of Sheffield University 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 6.1 miles9.8 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 7 miles11.2 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 9.9 miles16 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Chatsworth House Country house 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Chatsworth House Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km