S75 1DR Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Old Town. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Huddersfield Road, Barnsley: 21 addresses
- Hall Balk Lane, Barnsley: 2 addresses
- Cavendish Road, Barnsley: 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 (34% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Barnsley - Huddersfield Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- 47 Victoria Road, Barnsley: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Fitzwilliam Inn, 24 Sackville Street, Barnsley, S70 2DB: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (870 m)
- Courthouse campus: up to 150 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
- The Seam/Courthouse Campus: up to 57 homes, permissioned (930 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 24 addresses are between 111 m and 116 m above sea level (114 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 | Barnsley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Dodworth 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Darton 121,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Huddersfield Road/Hall Balk Lane Wilthorpe | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A24 Barnsley Town Centre | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | The Seam Car Park | 950 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 820 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 35.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Huddersfield Road Surgery | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ellisons Chemist | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hansons | 420 m |
| Hospital | Barnsley District Hospital | 750 m |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 850 m |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,590 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wilthorpe Park 3.4 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 820 m² | 530 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 850 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Guest Road Allotments 1,470 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 5.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 830 m south-east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m south-east |
| Barnsley War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-east |
| East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Locke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Fleets | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km east |
| Standhill Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Day House Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-west |
| Red Brook Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Stand Hill | Hill | 1.9 km north |
| Higham Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 24 |
19 of the postcode's 24 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 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) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 5 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 Huddersfield Road.