S74 0ND Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced July 1983. Ward: Rockingham. 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 (87% of about 790 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
- Land at Tankersley Lane: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (160 m)
- Land at Locksley Gardens, Birdwell: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 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 addresses are about 149 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% 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 | 2.5 km |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Wombwell 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest Hoyland Road/Sheffield Road Hoyland Common | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 6.3 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 43.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Walderslade Surgery | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 20 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fern Cottage Dental Practice | 170 m |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Hoyland Common Cashzone | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Tankersley Common 7.8 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 1.1 ha | 110 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Church View Allotments 2.4 ha | 240 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 7.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dovecote at Glebe Farm, a scheduled monument, 810 m south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecote at Glebe Farm | Scheduled monument | 810 m south-west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Ground | Wood | 1.0 km south |
| Bull Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Miller Hill | Hill | 2.2 km north-west |
| Jump Valley | Valley | 2.5 km east |
| Elsecar Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| Keeper's Pond | Wetland | 4.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 6 |
4 of the postcode's 6 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 | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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.