S71 3TF Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced August 2016. Ward: Athersley & New Lodge. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Warsop Close, Barnsley: 4 addresses
- Warsop Road, Barnsley: 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 (97% of about 690 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
- Former William Freeman Site, Wakefield Road: up to 102 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Former william freeman site, wakefield road: up to 131 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
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 91 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 | Darton 121,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Barnsley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Dodworth 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Ollerton Road/Egmanton Road Athersley North | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A24 Barnsley Town Centre | 3.7 km |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 33.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St George's Medical Centre Pms Practice | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest R S Nicholson Dental Surgery | 930 m |
| Hospital | Barnsley District Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 910 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,590 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Newstead Road Allotments 3,530 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km south.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle Hill | Hill | 710 m north |
| Blacker Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-west |
| Stand Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south-west |
| Standhill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Applehaigh Clough | Valley | 2.2 km north |
| The Fleets | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 5 | 5 |
None of the postcode's 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 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 Warsop Close.