Wellington Street: Sheffield city centre street to close for two years for construction of £100m CODE flats

Wellington Street: Sheffield city centre street to close for two years for construction of £100m CODE flats

By David Walsh

Business Editor

Published 3rd Jan 2026, 05:58 BST

A Sheffield city centre road is set to be closed for two years due to building works.

Wellington Street, between Rockingham and Trafalgar streets, will be closed for 24 months, warning signs state.

Part of Wellington Street is to close until September 2027 due to construction works. | im

placeholder image — Part of Wellington Street is to close until September 2027 due to construction works. | im

The section runs past the entrance to a busy Tesco Express.

CODE on Wellington Street is set to have 1,054 apartments in three blocks up to 26-storeys, aimed at students and young professionals. | Staniforth Architects

placeholder image — CODE on Wellington Street is set to have 1,054 apartments in three blocks up to 26-storeys, aimed at students and young professionals. | Staniforth Architects

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Sheffield City Council’s roadworks website states it is to ‘facilitate the building site’ and will last until September 2027.

Across the road, developer CODE is building a £100m complex of more than 1,000 flats.

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