S74 0FB Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced January 2018. Ward: Hoyland Milton. 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 A (67% of about 760 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
- Hall Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9JR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Former Fighting Cocks Public House, Wombwell Road, Hoyland, Barnsley: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- Hoyland Methodist Church, Market Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9QR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- Foundry Street, Elsecar: up to 1 home, permissioned (1.0 km)
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 10 addresses are between 99 m and 100 m above sea level (100 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 830 m |
| Wombwell 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Church Street/Sunny Bank Jump | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 6.2 km |
| Car parks | Wombwell Station Park and Ride | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 42.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walderslade Surgery | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 910 m |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Wombwell Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Santander | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Arundel View Allotments 1,340 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hemingfield Colliery, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hemingfield Colliery | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| The former Elsecar Ironworks | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jump Valley | Valley | 260 m south-east |
| Roebuck Hill | Hill | 410 m north-west |
| Wombwell Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Blacker Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north-west |
| Bank Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Elsecar Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 10 |
4 of the postcode's 10 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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.