S70 4BA Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Worsbrough. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Wellington Crescent, Worsbrough: 4 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 A (76% of about 680 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 km (0.6 miles)
- West street, worsbrough dale, barnsley: up to 70 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- A AND E WHITE BAKERS LTD, CHARLES STREET, WORSBROUGH BRIDGE, BARNSLEY, S70 5AF: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 addresses are about 116 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 | Barnsley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Wombwell 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Overdale Avenue/Cross Street Worsbrough Dale | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Burleigh Street West Commuter Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.1 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ashville Medical Centre Pms Practice | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lo's Pharmacy | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Barnsley Police Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central Stores, Kendray Cashzone | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Swanee Fields 23 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kendray Recreation Ground 8.8 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,960 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Darley Cliffe Hall Including Attached Front Garden Wall and Dwellings Known As Tudor House and Dower Cottage, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m (0.3 miles) west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Darley Cliffe Hall Including Attached Front Garden Wall and Dwellings Known As Tudor House and Dower Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Locke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lockeaflash Hill | Hill | 290 m east |
| Darley Cliff Plantation | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Lewden Hill | Hill | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Worsbrough Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Jump Valley | Valley | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
| Keeper's Pond | Wetland | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Wellington Crescent.