S75 3ET Barnsley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dodworth, Stainborough & Tankersley. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Lowe Lane, Stainborough: 13 addresses
- Parkdrive, Stainborough: 8 addresses
- Stainborough Lane, Hood Green: 1 address
- Round Green Lane, 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 E (30% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wentworth Castle and Stainborough Park (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 12.
- 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: yes, Barnsley.
Listed buildings
- WENTWORTH CASTLE, grade I
- CONSERVATORY AND LINKING BRIDGE AT NORTH WEST CORNER OF WENTWORTH CASTLE, grade II*
- GUN ROOM, grade II*
- STATUE OF THE FIRST EARL OF STRAFFORD SITUATED AT NORTH END OF EAST FRONT OF WENTWORTH CASTLE, grade II*
- Barn at Home Farm and attached wall on east, grade II
- CART SHED AT HOME FARM, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST JAMES, grade II
- COTTAGE TO EAST OF CART SHED AT HOME FARM, grade II
- DAIRY HOUSE AT HOME FARM, grade II
- FORMER COWHOUSES AND CALF HOUSES AT HOME FARM, grade II
- FORMER STABLE BLOCK AT HOME FARM AND ATTACHED ARCHWAY, grade II
- GATES AND GATEPIERS WITH ADJOINING WALL ENCLOSING CHURCHYARD ON SOUTH SIDE OF CHURCH OF ST JAMES, grade II
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 23 addresses are between 115 m and 166 m above sea level (143 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dodworth 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km |
| Silkstone Common 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Barnsley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Lowe Lane/Stainborough Lane | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 4.2 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 39.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodland Drive Medical Centre | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 2.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 3.4 km |
| Police station | Barnsley Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | S & S General Store, Gilroyd | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Stainborough Park 39 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | South Street Allotments 7,060 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 39 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gun Room, a listed building (Grade II*), 20 m. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gun Room | Listed building, Grade II* | 20 m |
| Statue of the First Earl of Strafford Situated at North End of East Front of Wentworth Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south-east |
| Conservatory and Linking Bridge at North West Corner of Wentworth Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south |
| Wentworth Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 90 m south-east |
| Wentworth Castle Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 600 m south-east |
| Locke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Wilderness | Wood | 300 m south-west |
| Coronation Wood | Wood | 340 m north-east |
| Keeper's Pond | Wetland | 420 m south-west |
| Menagerie Pond | Lake or reservoir | 720 m east |
| Falthwaite Bottoms | Valley | 1.0 km west |
| Hermit Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 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 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Lowe Lane.