Sheffield Homes - Burngreave

Area and Properties

Central Burngreave is the hub of the Burngreave area, containing large numbers of commercial buildings and amenities that serve the entire Burngreave area.
It includes the Wicker, which has numerous shops and restaurants, and is a major gateway into the city. The properties in this area are mainly council flats.

Investment

As part of the decent homes program, the properties in the area will under go improvement, particularly to kitchens and bathrooms, around 2010-2011.

Tenant and Residents Association (TARA)

There are no TARA’s specifically for the Central Burngreave area at this time.

Community Centres

The closest community centre for Central Burngreave residents is Burnbank community centre on Kilton Place.

Garages

There are eleven garages in the Burngreave area, located under the flats on Spital Lane. They are all secure and in good condition.

Shopping

Central Burngreave contains a large number of shops, including comic book stores, supermarkets, hairdressers, a bookmakers, a fishing store, a pharmacy and butchers.
These are mostly located on Spital Hill and The Wicker.
There are also a great number of restaurants, cafes and fast food servers, particularly on The Wicker.

Education

Burngreave has several schools.

Firshill Primary on Orphanage Road
Owler Brook Nurseryand Infants School on Wensley Street
Pye Bank Church of England Primary on Andover Street
Saint Catherine's Catholic Primary on Firshill Crescent
Whiteways Junior School on Whiteways Road
Fir Vale School on Owler Lane

Libraries

Burngreave library is located at 179 Spital Hill, providing books and inter net resources.

Childcare

There are two local facilities for childcare.

The Ellesmere Childrens Centre, at 5 Maxwell Street provides full time day care for children aged 6 months to 5 years.
The Burngreave Childrens centre at 19 Spital Street, also offers day care to under fives, but also has classes for parenting, antenatal, postnatal and healthy eating.

Doctors

There are several doctors in Central Burngreave.

The Burngreave Surgery at 5 Burngreave Road can be reached with a short car ride but is close enough to walk to.

Other surgeries in the area are

Melrose Surgery at 120 Burngreave Road
Page Hall Medical Centre at 101 Owler Lane
Sheffield Medical Centre at 21 Spital Street
Pitsmoor Surgery at 151 Burngreave Road

Hospitals

The hospital that serves the Central Burngreave area is the Northern General Hospital on Herries road.

Police Stations

The local Police Station for this area is the Attercliffe Police Station at 60 Attercliffe Common.

Dentists

Local Dentists are

Wensley and Wright at 197 Spital Hill
Pitsmoor Dental Centre at 139 Burngreave Road

Post Offices

There is a post office located at the top of Burngreave Road on Pitsmoor Road

Vets

There are no vets in the Burngreave area. The closest vet is the PDSA Pet Aid Hospital at 14 Newhall Road.

Nursing Homes

There are a large number of Nursing Homes in the area.
Westbourne House Nursing Home at 379a Earl Marshall Road
Roewood Residential Home at 34 Firshill Rise
St Catherine's Nursing Home at 152 Burngreave Road
Rosebank Residential Care Home at 48 Lyons Road
Grosvenor Residential Care Home at Devon road (off Barnsley Road)
Loxley Court Nursing Home at 455 Petre Street
Gleneagles Nursing Home at Pexton Road
Jasmine Court Nursing Home at 40 Roe Lane
Abbeyfield Grange Residential Home at 148 Burngreave Road

Local News

One of the best ways to stay abreast of local news in the area is the Burngreave Messenger, a free local paper that is sent out to residents and businesses. It can also be viewed online at http://www.burngreavemessenger.org/

Allotments

There are three allotments in the area, at Grimesthorpe, Hinde House Lane and Roe Wood. Anyone wanting a plot can call 0114 273 4528 for more information.

Cash Points

There is a Cash machine located on Ellsmere Road and one on Spital Hill, inside The Ozmen Supermarket. Please note that the machine in The Ozmen Supermarket charges a fee. There is also a cash machine on The Wicker - this also charges a fee.

Parks

Abbeyfield Park is located near the top of Burngreave Road. As well as open spaces, it has a children’s climbing frame and play area, two areas for football, an area for cricket and a bowls green. Local children designed the side gate of the park.
Another nearby park is Somerset Street Open Space, just off Burngreave Road. It has a basketball court and swing set.

Bus Services

The following buses all stop in the Central Burngreave area.

265 to Sheffield and Barnsley
75 to Chapeltown and Batemore
76 to High Green and Bents Green
83 to Ecclesfield and Bents Green
88 to High Green, Bents Green, Parkway and Ecclesfield,
97 and 98 to Parkway and Eccesfield,
M22 to Sheffield, Firth Park and Sicey Avenue
4 to Meadowhall and Newhouse
29 to Sheffield and Upper Denaby
52 to Woodhouse
7 to Shirecliffe and Darnall

Bin Collections

Black bins are collected every Wednesday; Blue bins are collected every four weeks, on a Monday.

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