Graves Park is an electoral ward on the southern fringe of Sheffield, named after the large municipal park at its heart. The ward is largely suburban, with a mix of interwar and postwar housing, local shops and community facilities; its green corridors and good public transport links make it popular with families and commuters heading into the city centre.
The park itself provides a strong local identity - generous woodland, open grassland, a small farm and sports facilities give the area a distinctly recreational feel, and the ward benefits from community clubs and volunteer groups that use those spaces. There’s also a historic note: the park owes much to the early 20th-century philanthropy of J. G. Graves, and that legacy of civic green space still shapes the ward’s social and leisure life.
Postcode districts covering Graves Park
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 2.5 miles4 km
- Mansfield 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Rotherham 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Doncaster 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Chesterfield 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Wakefield 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Barnsley 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Sutton in Ashfield 17 miles27.4 km
- Worksop 15 miles24.1 km
- Bentley 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Glossop 21 miles33.7 km
- Hucknall 23.7 miles38.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Beauchief and Greenhill Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Gleadless Valley Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Nether Edge and Sharrow Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Park and Arbourthorne Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ecclesall Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Coal Aston Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Dronfield Woodhouse Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Dronfield North Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Sheffield Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Dronfield Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Broomhill and Sharrow Vale Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Manor Castle Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Graves Park
S8 8SB, S8 0SD, S8 9NT, S8 9BG, S8 8LT, S8 9NA, S8 8JX, S8 8QP, S8 8JY … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Manchester Airport 33.2 miles53.4 km
- Dore and Totley Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Sheffield Victoria 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 5.4 miles8.8 km
Hotels near Graves Park Ad
- Brocco on the Park Boutique Hotel 5 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Devonshire Arms 5 4.4 miles7 km
- The Psalter 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Sheffield City 4 2 miles3.3 km
- The Crow Inn 3.1 miles5 km
- Halifax Hall 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Dalbury and Palmer 1.8 miles3 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Sheffield 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Miller & Carter Sheffield by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Leonardo Hotel Sheffield 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
Schools in Graves Park
- Mossbrook School Special
- Mundella Primary School Primary
- Newfield Secondary School Secondary
- Norton Free C of E Primary School Primary
- Talbot Specialist School Special
- Woodseats Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bramall Lane Stadium 2 miles3.3 km
- The Leadmill Theatre 2.5 miles4 km
- University of Sheffield University 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 5.8 miles9.3 km
- B2net Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Chatsworth House Country house 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Chatsworth House Estate 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 10.9 miles17.5 km