S71 4RT Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Royston. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lee Lane, Barnsley: 41 addresses
- High Street, Royston: 2 addresses
- Orchard Drive, Royston: 2 addresses
- Westfields, Royston: 1 address
- Henderson Glen, Royston: 1 address
- Wood Lane, Barnsley: 1 address
- The Pastures, Royston: 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 D (26% of about 730 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.
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 49 addresses are between 72 m and 85 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 84%, gigabit 84% 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 | 4.2 km |
| Barnsley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Dodworth 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest High Street/West End Avenue Royston | 410 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A24 Barnsley Town Centre | 4.9 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 4.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 32.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest High Street Practice | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Weldricks Pharmacy | 850 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Barnsley District Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Royston - Yorks, Royston Cashzone | 850 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Notton Park 45 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest West End Crescent Allotments 2.5 ha | 230 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 45 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm, a scheduled monument, 860 m north-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Late prehistoric settlement in Notton Park, 650m north west of Lee Lane Farm | Scheduled monument | 860 m north-west |
| Wayside cross known as Kirk Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | Hill | 710 m east |
| Muscle Hill | Hill | 830 m south-west |
| Applehaigh Clough | Valley | 1.0 km north |
| Applehaigh Wood | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-east |
| Cold Hiendley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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 Lee Lane.