S63 9DP 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 (62% of about 1,150 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
- Car Park, Fieldsend Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9LX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Job Centre Plus, High Street, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, S63 9LQ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Site south of beever street: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Site South Of Beever Street: up to 65 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- G m asquith fabrications ltd, beever street, goldthorpe, rotherham, s63 9ht: up to 11 homes, permissioned (580 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 10 addresses are between 48 m and 50 m above sea level (49 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 | Goldthorpe 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Thurnscoe 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bolton-Upon-Dearne 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Barnsley Road/High Street Goldthorpe | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Swinton Interchange/SW2 | 5.2 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 43.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Goldthorpe Medical Centre | 600 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dearne Valley Dental Practice | 280 m |
| Hospital | Montagu Hospital Cdc | 4.0 km |
| Police station | Goldthorpe Police Station | 180 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,400 m² | 460 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bolton Brickyard Ponds 10 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,710 m² | 560 m |
| Allotments | 6 within 800 m; nearest King Street Allotments 1.8 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 330m south east of Lowfield Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km south. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 330m south east of Lowfield Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Hickleton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coldwell Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Harry Ottley Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Field Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Monk's Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Loscoe Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km east |
| Bolton Ings | Wetland | 3.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 10 |
1 of the postcode's 10 addresses is 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.