S63 0SR Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dearne North. 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 A (63% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Site South of King Street: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Site South of King Street: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Holly Hedge, Holly Bush Drive, Thurnscoe, Rotherham.: up to 8 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- Former Reema Estate and adjoining land, off School Street: up to 224 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
- Land off Grange Crescent, Thurnscoe, Rotherham: up to 24 homes, permissioned (920 m)
- Car Park, Fieldsend Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9LX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 14 addresses are between 39 m and 41 m above sea level (40 m on average).
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 | Thurnscoe 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 360 m |
| Goldthorpe 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m | |
| Bolton-Upon-Dearne 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Thurnscoe Bridge Lane/Crossgate | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | South Elmsall Bus Station | 6.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 42.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dearne Valley Group Practice | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dearne Valley Pharmacy | 450 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 520 m |
| Hospital | Montagu Hospital Cdc | 5.1 km |
| Police station | Goldthorpe Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 790 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Phoenix Park 65 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,570 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Windsor Street Allotments 1.1 ha | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 81 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hickleton Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hickleton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Ottley Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km south-east |
| Knabs Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-west |
| Coldwell Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south-east |
| Field Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km east |
| Loscoe Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km east |
| Bolton Ings | Wetland | 3.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 14 |
6 of the postcode's 14 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.