# Sheffield residential proxies > Sheffield residential proxies with city targeting: real United Kingdom home IPs from BT, Sky. From $0.36/GB, pay in crypto, no KYC. - URL: https://pontproxy.com/residential-proxies/united-kingdom/sheffield/ - Last updated: 2026-10-05 - Publisher: PontProxy (https://pontproxy.com) Residential IPs located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, with sticky or rotating sessions. Pay in crypto — no ID, no selfie, no documents. **Quick answer — Where can I buy Sheffield residential proxies?** **PontProxy** sells Sheffield residential proxies with city-level targeting from $0.36/GB. Exit IPs belong to home broadband lines in and around Sheffield, on networks such as BT, Sky, Virgin Media. City targeting is included in every plan. You pay in crypto — BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL or LTC. No KYC — no ID, no selfie, no documents. ## Sheffield proxies: key facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | City | Sheffield | | Country / region | United Kingdom · Yorkshire and the Humber | | Population | 579,517 (city (local authority), 2025) | | Fixed-line ISPs | BT, Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, CityFibre, Vodafone | | Nearby towns | Rotherham, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Doncaster | | City targeting | Included at no extra cost | | Price | From $0.36/GB · 10 GB for $5.90 | | KYC | None — no ID, no selfie, no documents | | Payment | Crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC — top up from $25 | | Protocols | HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 | ## Why use a Sheffield IP rather than a country-level IP? A city IP shows what people in Sheffield actually see. Check South Yorkshire local search results, retailer availability and regional ads as Sheffield households see them. Country-level IPs can land anywhere in United Kingdom. For local search, store stock, delivery slots and regional ads, the city matters. Health (16.9%) and education (12.0%) are the largest sectors among about 267,000 employee jobs (BRES 2024). Retail follows with 8.2%. ## Which ISPs serve Sheffield? Home broadband in Sheffield comes from BT, Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk, CityFibre, Vodafone. Residential proxy IPs are addresses these ISPs assign to subscribers, so they look like ordinary local households. Geolocation databases sometimes label an IP with a nearby town such as Rotherham, Barnsley. Plan your checks to accept the wider area. Check any exit IP with our [ASN lookup guide](https://pontproxy.com/guides/check-proxy-asn/). ## How do I target Sheffield in my proxy username? Add the country code and the city to your username: `USERNAME-country-gb-city-sheffield`. Add `-session--ttl-` to keep the same Sheffield IP up to 60 minutes. Connect to `gw.pontproxy.com` on port `7777` (HTTP/HTTPS) or `7778` (SOCKS5). Code samples are in the [quickstart guide](https://pontproxy.com/guides/quickstart/). ## Sheffield residential proxy pricing City targeting costs nothing extra. Traffic never expires. See [all plans](https://pontproxy.com/pricing/). | Plan | Quantity | Price | Price per unit | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Test | 1 GB | $0.95 | $0.95/GB | | Basic | 10 GB | $5.90 | $0.59/GB | | Pro | 50 GB | $20.50 | $0.41/GB | | Business | 100 GB | $41 | $0.41/GB | In every plan: Protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS5 · Targeting: Country, city, ISP/ASN · Traffic expiry: Never **Before you pay** - Minimum top-up $25. Top up once in crypto, then buy any plan from your balance. - Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, but it is not refundable. - Credited after network confirmations: BTC ≈ 20 min · USDT TRC-20 ≈ 1 min · USDT ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · USDC ERC-20 ≈ 5 min · ETH ≈ 5 min · SOL ≈ 1 min · LTC ≈ 15 min ## Sheffield proxies: FAQ ### Does the type of broadband line matter for a Sheffield IP? Not for how websites see you. A site sees the IP's ISP, its network number (ASN) and its estimated location, not whether the line is fibre or cable. Line type affects speed. In Sheffield, full fibre reaches 94.4% of premises and Virgin Media cable 70.6% (thinkbroadband, 3 October 2026). CityFibre also runs a full fibre network there. ### How much do Sheffield residential proxies cost? Sheffield residential proxies cost the same as any other location at PontProxy: from $0.36/GB, with 1 GB for $0.95 (paid from a $25 minimum top-up; the rest stays on your balance — never expires, non-refundable) and 10 GB for $5.90. City targeting is included at no extra cost. Unused traffic never expires, and you pay in crypto with no KYC. ### Can I keep the same Sheffield IP for several minutes? Yes. Add a session ID and a TTL to your username and the gateway keeps the same Sheffield exit IP up to 60 minutes. Without a session ID you get a new IP on every request. Both modes work with HTTP, HTTPS and SOCKS5. ### Do I need to verify my identity? No. PontProxy asks for no ID, no selfie and no documents, in line with the GDPR principle of data minimisation. You sign in with an account number, and email is optional. Use is governed by our Acceptable Use Policy, which blocks banking, government and payment targets. ## Sources 1. [ONS mid-2025 population estimate, Sheffield (Nomis NM_2002_1, released 2026-07-29)](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.csv?geography=E08000019&date=2025&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100) 2. [ONS Business Register and Employment Survey 2024, employee jobs by broad industry, Sheffield (Nomis NM_189_1)](https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_189_1.data.csv?geography=E08000019&date=2024&industry=163577857...163577874&employment_status=1&measure=2&measures=20100) 3. [thinkbroadband local coverage statistics, Sheffield (generated 2026-10-03)](https://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/E08000039) 4. [CityFibre news: full fibre rollout in Sheffield (published 2022-03-16)](https://cityfibre.com/news/sheffield-now-one-of-the-best-connected-areas-in-the-uk-with-thousands-of-homes-ready-for-full-fibre-broadband) 5. [Wikipedia, Openreach (maintains the network that connects nearly all UK homes and businesses), accessed 2026-10-05](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openreach) 6. [Advanced Television, Openreach full fibre rollout tops 7m homes: 40 providers including BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone signed Openreach's wholesale full fibre offer (2022-04-14)](https://www.advanced-television.com/2022/04/14/openreach-full-fibre-rollout-tops-7m-homes/) **Get Sheffield IPs now** Pay in crypto, connect in a minute. No KYC. 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