S74 8DR Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Hoyland Milton. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Bevan Close, Hoyland: 27 addresses
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 (72% of about 930 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
- Foundry Street, Elsecar: up to 1 home, permissioned (580 m)
- Hall Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9JR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- Hoyland Methodist Church, Market Street, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9QR: up to 6 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 27 addresses are between 72 m and 78 m above sea level (76 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 | Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m |
| Wombwell 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Cobcar Lane/St Helens Street Elsecar | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 6.6 km |
| Car parks | Wombwell Station Park and Ride | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 43.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walderslade Surgery | 780 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 840 m |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Wombwell Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Santander | 720 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 620 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 640 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Millhouses Street Allotments 5,940 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 6.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Buildings 8-12, former workshops, offices and warehousing at the former Elsecar Central Workshops, a listed building (Grade II*), 950 m south-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Buildings 8-12, former workshops, offices and warehousing at the former Elsecar Central Workshops | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m south-east |
| Buildings 13-14, former railway station, offices, housing and gate piers at Elsecar Central Workshops | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Building 17, former fitting shop at Elsecar Central Workshops | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| Building 22, former Joiner's Shop, including chimney and rebuilt boiler house (building 16) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-east |
| The former Elsecar Ironworks | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-east |
| Hemingfield Colliery | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Jump Valley | Valley | 190 m north-west |
| Roebuck Hill | Hill | 860 m north-west |
| Simon Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Elsecar Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km south |
| Low Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Skier's Spring Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Bevan Close.