Richmond is an electoral ward in the city of Sheffield, in South Yorkshire, that feels largely suburban and residential. It contains a mix of housing stock from interwar terraces and post‑war council estates to more recent private developments, with small local shopping parades, schools and community centres serving day‑to‑day life.
Geographically it benefits from nearby green spaces and reasonably direct transport links into the city, so many residents commute for work while local life is shaped by active neighbourhood groups and occasional community events. The ward’s character reflects Sheffield’s wider post‑industrial evolution: modest local industry in the past, now a more mixed socio‑economic population and a focus on improving services and neighbourhood facilities.
Postcode districts covering Richmond
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 2.1 miles
- Mansfield 17.2 miles
- Rotherham 5.2 miles
- Doncaster 16.5 miles
- Chesterfield 7.7 miles
- Wakefield 22.6 miles
- Barnsley 14.2 miles
- Dewsbury 24.6 miles
- Pontefract 23.3 miles
- Sutton in Ashfield 17.2 miles
- Worksop 12.6 miles
- Bentley 16.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Birley Ward 1 mile
- Woodhouse Ward 1.4 miles
- Manor Castle Ward 1.5 miles
- Park and Arbourthorne Ward 1.6 miles
- Highlane Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Orgreave Parish 2.1 miles
- Gleadless Valley Ward 2.1 miles
- Sheffield Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Beighton Ward 2.2 miles
- Waverley Parish 2.2 miles
- Ridgeway Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Waverley and Catcliffe Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Richmond
S12 2DL, S12 3DJ, S13 8LW, S13 8DB, S12 2JH, S13 8BA, S13 8QF, S12 2BR, S13 8RA … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 18.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 35.8 miles
- Darnall 1.8 miles
- Woodhouse Railway Station 2 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 3 miles
Hotels near Richmond Ad
- Halifax Hall 4.2 miles
- Leonardo Hotel Sheffield 4 2.9 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield City 4 2.8 miles
- Travelodge Sheffield Richmond 3 1 mile
- Mercure Sheffield Parkway Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- The Old Crown Inn 1.3 miles
- Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria Sheffield 4 2.9 miles
- Sandman Signature Sheffield Quays Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Ibis Sheffield Centre Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Sheffield 3 3.2 miles
Schools in Richmond
- Gleadless Primary School Primary
- Intake Primary School Primary
- Outwood Academy City Secondary
- Prince Edward Primary School Primary
- Stradbroke Primary School Primary
- Woodthorpe Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 2.7 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 2.7 miles
- Bramall Lane Stadium 2.7 miles
- University of Sheffield University 3.7 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 3.8 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 5.3 miles
- Barrow Hill Engine Shed Museum 5.9 miles
- B2net Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 9.4 miles
- Roche Abbey Archaeological site 9.7 miles
- Sutton Scarsdale Hall Estate 10.3 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 10.3 miles