S75 3BZ Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced March 2018. Ward: Dodworth, Stainborough & Tankersley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (40% of about 910 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Dodworth 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Road/Pilley Green | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 42.7 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Walderslade Surgery | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Birdwell Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Michael Naylor And Associates | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Hilltop SS, Birdwell Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Westwood Country Park 101 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 4,220 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Pilley Lane Allotments 3,450 m² | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dovecote at Glebe Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecote at Glebe Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Wortley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Wayside cross at Howbrook crossroads | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Royd Plantation | Wood | 320 m north |
| Sowell Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Storrs Bottom | Valley | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Hermit Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Howbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Keeper's Pond | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.5 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Barnsley: see them on the Barnsley page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.