S36 7GP Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced August 2004. Ward: Penistone East. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- High Lane, Ingbirchworth: 6 addresses
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 C (20% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ingbirchworth (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: yes, Barnsley.
Listed buildings
- BARN AT INGFIELD FARM IMMEDIATELY WEST OF INGS COTTAGE, grade II*
- BARN ADJOINING AND TO SOUTH OF WILLOW FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES SOUTH EAST OF GREEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- GREEN FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Ings Cottage, grade II
- WILLOW FARMHOUSE, 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 addresses are about 241 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Denby Dale 108,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Penistone 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Shepley 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Huddersfield Road/Mill Lane Ingbirchworth | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Holmfirth Bus Station | 8.5 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 35.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kingswell Surgery Pms Practice | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Denby Pharmacy | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | Holmevalley Memorial Hospital | 8.7 km |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 7.0 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,400 m² | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 880 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,050 m² | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Barn at Ingfield Farm Immediately West of Ings Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barn at Ingfield Farm Immediately West of Ings Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royd Moor Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 850 m south |
| Ingbirchworth Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| Swift Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north |
| Margaret Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Summer Ford Hill | Hill | 1.2 km north-west |
| Bank Lane Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 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) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on High Lane.