S73 9NU Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Darfield & Great Houghton. 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 B (41% of about 1,000 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, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 12 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 27 addresses are between 35 m and 37 m above sea level (36 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 | Wombwell 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km |
| Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Goldthorpe 73,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Upperwood Road/Ferrara Close Darfield | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 5.9 km |
| Car parks | Wombwell Station Park and Ride | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 40.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wombwell Gms Practice | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Yorkshire Pharmacy And Health Clinic | 920 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Kendray Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Wombwell Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Budgens, Darfield Cashzone | 880 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.4 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Pitt Street Allotments 1.8 ha | 630 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| Tyers Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north |
| Broomhill Flash | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-east |
| Yew Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km west |
| Bolton Ings | Wetland | 3.8 km south-east |
| Jump Valley | Valley | 4.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 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 | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 46% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.