S70 5EB Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Worsbrough. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Elm Court, Worsbrough: 39 addresses
- Broomroyd, Worsbrough: 1 address
- Clayroyd, Worsbrough: 1 address
- Dovedale, Worsbrough: 1 address
- Dovedale Place, Worsbrough: 1 address
- George Street, Worsbrough: 1 address
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 (90% of about 820 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
- A AND E WHITE BAKERS LTD, CHARLES STREET, WORSBROUGH BRIDGE, BARNSLEY, S70 5AF: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- LAND AT PARK ROAD, WORSBROUGH, BARNSLEY, S70 5BA.: up to 8 homes, permissioned (400 m)
- West street, worsbrough dale, barnsley: up to 70 homes, permissioned (410 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 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 44 addresses are between 72 m and 79 m above sea level (75 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 | Barnsley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Wombwell 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Broomroyd/Elm Court Worsbrough Bridge | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Burleigh Street West Commuter Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dove Valley Pms Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Lo's Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 260 m |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 850 m |
| Police station | Barnsley Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Barnsley, Worsbrough Dale | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Worsbrough Dale Park 5.0 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Worsbrough Country Park 67 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 95 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*), 570 m north. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 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* | 570 m north |
| Worsbrough Corn Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-west |
| Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Locke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Worsbrough Basin | Lake or reservoir | 460 m south |
| Darley Cliff Plantation | Wood | 650 m north-west |
| Woolley Bank Wood | Wood | 730 m south |
| Lockeaflash Hill | Hill | 1.0 km north-east |
| Jump Valley | Valley | 3.9 km south-east |
| Keeper's Pond | Wetland | 4.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 66% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 44% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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 Elm Court.