List of tallest buildings and structures in Sheffield

This list ranks building and structures in Sheffield, England, by height.

Completed structures This list ranks externally complete buildings and free-standing structures in the Sheffield City Region that stand at least tall. This includes buildings that are topped out, even if they are not yet internally complete.

An equals sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Buildings that have been demolished are not included.

Completed Rank Name Image Heightm (ft) Floors YearPrimary UseLocation Notes1St Paul's Tower 322010ResidentialSheffield City CentreThe first skyscraper to be constructed in Sheffield, and the tallest building in the city since 2010. Constructed as the centerpiece of the St Paul's Place redevelopment as part of the wider Heart of the City project.2Calico Sheffield272025(topped out)ResidentialSheffield City CentreStudent tower on Broad Lane in the north of Sheffield City Centre. Construction began in December 2023; topped out in April 2025.3Arts Tower 201965UniversityWest EndThe tallest university building in the world at the time of its completion, the Arts Tower remains the tallest university building in the United Kingdom as of 2022. It is owned and operated by the University of Sheffield. Formerly the tallest building in Yorkshire from 1965 to 1973, the last time to date that Sheffield has held this record. The tower contains one of the last working paternoster lifts in the world.4Royal Hallamshire Hospital 171974HospitalWest EndMajor general hospital operated by the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, located in close proximity to the University of Sheffield on Glossop Road. Constructed in the 1970s as the combined replacement for two smaller and overcrowded city hospitals, the Sheffield Royal Hospital and Sheffield Royal Infirmary.5Sheffield Energy Recovery Facility —2006IndustrialEast EndChimney of the new Energy from Waste incinerator managed by Veolia on behalf of Sheffield City Council, constructed on the site of the city's previous incinerator. The facility disposes of the city's waste, feeds electricity back into the National Grid and provides direct heating as part of a local district heating scheme. 6=Velocity Tower 222009ResidentialSheffield City CentreOriginally planned to be constructed up to 36 storeys; the Great Recession interrupted construction at the 22nd floor, from which it never resumed. New Era Square 212018ResidentialSheffield City CentreCentrepiece of Sheffield's new Chinatown development, located on the Inner Ring Road.8The Gate 212020ResidentialSheffield City CentreConstruction of an office tower, then known as 1 Furnival Square, commenced in 2007; the Great Recession interrupted construction after only groundworks had been completed. The project was subsequently resurrected as a residential tower of identical design, which was completed in the late 2010s.9Sheffield Town Hall 61896GovernmentSheffield City CentreMeasured to the top of the Vulcan statue on its roof, the Renaissance Revival style clocktower of the Town Hall was the tallest building in Sheffield from 1896 until the construction of the Arts Tower in 1965.10Hollis Croft 182019ResidentialSheffield City CentreStudent accommodation residential tower constructed on the site of abandoned light industry on the north-western side of the city centre.11Cathedral Church of St Marie —1850ChurchSheffield City CentreFormer tallest building in Sheffield from 1850 until the construction of Sheffield Town Hall in 1896.12St John's Church —1879ChurchWest End13Tapton Hill transmitting station —1967BroadcastingWest EndBroadcasting tower located in Crosspool, high up in the western hills of Sheffield, owned by Arqiva. The tower relays radio and television signals from the Emley Moor tower over the hills and valleys of Sheffield; it also transmits mobile phone signals, including the city's 5G network.14Vita Student Sheffield 161972ResidentialSheffield City CentreOriginally known as Telephone House, constructed by the General Post Office (subsequently passing to British Telecom) to house their telecommunications offices and phone network equipment for the Sheffield area. Vacated by BT in 2012, the building was subsequently acquired by student accommodation provider Vita Student in 2014, who rebranded and refurbished the building to contain rental apartments and student amenities.15=Queen Anne Court 131958ResidentialGleadless ValleyOne of the Herdings Twin Towers (on the right in the photo to the left), and one of many examples of brutalist apartment blocks in Sheffield constructed in the 1950s and 1960s. The roof height is , rising to a total of when including antennas and other telecommunications equipment fitted to the rooftop spire due to the building's prominent location on a hilltop overlooking the south of Sheffield. Refurbished and cladded in 1998.Rotherham Minster —1540ChurchRotherhamTallest building in the Sheffield City Region outside of Sheffield itself, and tallest building in Rotherham by extension. One of the tallest churches in Yorkshire. Extensively refurbished in 1873.17Redvers House 141971ResidentialSheffield City CentreConstructed as an office tower containing the offices of the social services department of Sheffield City Council and its predecessors, with a low-rise podium building at street level providing retail space. The building was refurbished and cladded in 2005. The council vacated Redvers House in 2014, and it was subsequently internally refurbished into a student accommodation building containing rental apartments.18Steelworks House 172022ResidentialSheffield City CentreStudent accommodation encompassing the entire block between Rockingham Street, Portobello Street, Broad Lane and Newcastle Street which was formerly occupied by light industry and warehouses. The central tower fronting onto Rockingham Street rises to , with mid-rise blocks surrounding it.19=Cosmos 172021ResidentialSheffield City CentreContaining student accommodation, constructed at the head of Fitzwilliam Gate at Moorfoot in the city centre on a site previously occupied by a tiling store.Doncaster Minster —1858ChurchDoncasterTallest building in Doncaster, and second tallest building in the Sheffield City Region outside of Sheffield itself. Constructed between 1854 and 1858 on the site of a previous church which had been destroyed by fire.21=Knight House 172019ResidentialSheffield City CentrePart of a large redevelopment of student accommodation alongside the Inner Ring Road at Netherthorpe Road, close to the University of Sheffield Arts Tower and surrounding campus.iQuarter 162008ResidentialSheffield City CentrePart of the North Bank redevelopment at the side of the River Don on Blonk Street. Formerly known as the Hancock & Lant Tower, named after the furniture store which previously occupied this site. Part of the furniture store's distinctive façade was incorporated into the street-level structure of iQuarter.23Pennine Five 131975OfficeSheffield City CentreTallest remaining office building in Sheffield, formerly known as the Pennine Centre. Constructed for HSBC bank for use as their regional headquarters, which they occupied until relocating to a new-build site across the city centre at Charter Square in 2019. The complex was subsequently purchased by RBH Properties and refurbished.

Incomplete

Under construction This lists buildings that are under construction in the Sheffield City Region and are planned to rise at least tall. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are listed above in the completed list.

The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building is scheduled to be completed.

Rank Name Image Heightm (ft) Floors Year Primary Use Location Notes1Code Sheffield100m (330ft)322024ResidentialSheffield City CentreOriginally planned to be 117m and 38 floors, Code Sheffield would have been the tallest building in Sheffield and Yorkshire when originally proposed. Height has since been reduced to 100m and 32 stories. The centrepiece of a larger complex of mid-rise student accommodation buildings at the southern end of Rockingham Street, near Charter Square. Construction commenced in March 2022, but only groundworks complete as of June 2024.2Vista Sheffield162022ResidentialSheffield City CentreApartment block under construction on a narrow plot of land between Flat Street and Pond Street, next to Sheffield Interchange. The site was formerly occupied by Sheffield's Central Post Office, which was partially retained and refurbished into Sheffield Hallam University offices on the site adjacent to Vista Sheffield. Construction has stalled due to financial issues, as of June 2024.

Approved This lists buildings that are approved for construction (i.e. have obtained planning permission) in the Sheffield City Region and are planned to rise at least tall.

Rank Name Image Heightm (ft) Floors Year (est.) Primary Use Location Notes1Kings Tower120 m (394 ft)402023ResidentialSheffield City CentreTo be located on the High Street on a site currently occupied by empty retail premises (former Primark). Kings Tower, when built, will become Sheffield's third skyscraper and the tallest building in the city, overtaking Code Sheffield. Planned to be an apartment building with street-level retail.2The Meridian23—ResidentialSheffield City CentreWill be the tallest student accommodation building in Sheffield when built. The Meridian will be constructed at Granville Square on the Inner Ring Road, next to Grosvenors Casino, on a long-abandoned brownfield site previously occupied by the British Rail Sports Club.3Midcity Tower19—ResidentialSheffield City CentreInitially proposed in the late 2000s as 23 Furnival Gate, before being shelved as a result of the Great Recession. Updated plans on the same site subsequently re-submitted under the working title Midcity Tower.

Unbuilt

Unbuilt This lists proposals for the construction of buildings in the Sheffield City Region that were planned to rise at least tall, for which planning permission was rejected, expired or which were otherwise withdrawn. Some of these may still be constructed if the plans are resubmitted.

Rank Name Image Heightm (ft) Floors Year (est.) Primary Use Location Notes1Spital Tower28—ResidentialSheffield City CentreThe tallest building ever submitted for planning permission in Sheffield. Would have been located at the junction of The Wicker and Spital Hill, next to the reconstructed Tesco supermarket. The site remains unoccupied as of 2022.2Cala Eclipse30—ResidentialSheffield City CentreProposed for construction in 2004, however the developer Cala Developments subsequently went into administration. The project was subsequently taken on by Velocity Living, who redesigned the tower and constructed the shorter Velocity Tower on the site.3West Bar Block 1026—ResidentialSheffield City Centre4West Bar Block 926—ResidentialSheffield City Centre5MoorSheffield Block 126—ResidentialSheffield City CentreProposed redevelopment of the site of Chesham House along The Moor. This proposal was ultimately cancelled, falling victim to the Great Recession, and the site was subsequently redeveloped as The Light low-rise cinema and retail space.6Weston Tower23—ResidentialSheffield City Centre7Hanover Tower22—ResidentialSheffield City Centre8West Bar Block 114—OfficeSheffield City Centre93 St Paul's Place13—OfficeSheffield City CentrePart of the St Paul's Place redevelopment, 3 St Paul's Place was ultimately cancelled as a result of the Great Recession. The project was subsequently revived in the late 2010s, and a 10-storey office building was constructed on the same site.10West Bar Block 1112—OfficeSheffield City Centre11Roscoe Road Development Block 918—ResidentialSheffield City Centre

Demolished