S74 0ET Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hoyland Milton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Market Street, Hoyland: 36 addresses
- Vicarage Close, Hoyland: 1 address
- Rother Croft, Hoyland: 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 (76% of about 750 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)
- Hoyland Methodist Church, Market Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9QR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Hall Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9JR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Former Fighting Cocks Public House, Wombwell Road, Hoyland, Barnsley: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 38 addresses are between 127 m and 139 m above sea level (134 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 72%, gigabit 72% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Wombwell 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) | |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Street/Greenside Lane Hoyland | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Wombwell Station Park and Ride | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 42.9 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walderslade Surgery | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 380 m |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Wombwell Police Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Santander | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 6,250 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,990 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| The former Elsecar Ironworks | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jump Valley | Valley | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Roebuck Hill | Hill | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bank Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Skier's Spring Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Blacker Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Elsecar Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 38 |
15 of the postcode's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 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 2 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 Market Street.