S35 7DB Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Penistone East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Barnsley in 2026-27: Band D £2,326 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,551 | £1,809 | £2,068 | £2,326 | £2,843 | £3,360 | £3,877 | £4,652 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (30% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wortley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 6, HALIFAX ROAD, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, grade II
- CROSSBASE WITH SUNDIAL PEDESTAL APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO SOUTH OF PORCH TO CHURCH OF ST LEONARD, grade II
- GATEPIERS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS AT SOUTH WEST END OF THE AVENUE, grade II
- TOP LODGE, grade II
- WORTLEY ARMS, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 100 addresses are between 161 m and 228 m above sea level (216 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 81%, gigabit 81% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Silkstone Common 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Dodworth 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Halifax Road/Park Avenue Wortley | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 8.0 km |
| Car parks | Cote Green Car Park | 870 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 42.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Deepcar Medical Centre | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Deepcar Pharmacy | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Deepcar Dental Care | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 6.7 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | Deepcar Service Station Cashzone | 2.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Don Fields 9,320 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Reading Room Lane Allotments 4,410 m² | 140 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wortley Hall With Attached South-Front Terrace and Steps Including Attached Retaining Wall and Steps to Wing Set Back on Left, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m east. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wortley Hall With Attached South-Front Terrace and Steps Including Attached Retaining Wall and Steps to Wing Set Back on Left | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m east |
| Wortley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km east |
| Romano-British settlements at Finkle Street | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Wortley Top Forge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Water powered bloomery, iron forge and rolling mill at Low Forge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashes Plantation | Wood | 440 m south-east |
| Cross Fields Plantation | Wood | 490 m north-west |
| Ashes Pond | Lake or reservoir | 510 m south-east |
| Well Hill | Hill | 1.7 km west |
| Storrs Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km east |
| Keeper's Pond | Wetland | 3.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 24 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 100 |
49 of the postcode's 100 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.