Osprey View Redbrook, Barnsley
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (S75), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 1804887.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £200,000 across 6 sales.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (B: 6).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Barnsley costs £2,326 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Barnsley, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wilthorpe Park, is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 73 to 76 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Victoria Medical Centre Pms Practice, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | £200,000 | £190,000 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2021 | 4 S75 1FG | Detached | £200,000 | New build. |
| 18 Jun 2021 | 1 S75 1FG | Detached | £250,000 | New build. |
| 28 May 2021 | 6 S75 1FG | Detached | £250,000 | New build. |
| 28 May 2021 | 3 S75 1FG | Semi-detached | £190,000 | New build. |
| 28 May 2021 | 5 S75 1FG | Semi-detached | £190,000 | New build. |
| 21 May 2021 | 2 S75 1FG | Semi-detached | £200,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, detached (4); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2021 (5); 2016 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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 street: most are in band A (34% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| S75 1FG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| S75 1DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 73 m and 76 m above sea level (74 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S75 1DF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S75 1FG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barnsley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Darton 121,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Dodworth 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Huddersfield Road/Wilthorpe Avenue | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A24 Barnsley Town Centre | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | The Seam Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 34.9 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Medical Centre Pms Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hansons | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Barnsley District Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wilthorpe Park 3.4 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,000 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,300 m² | 220 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,360 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 4.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| East Gawber Hall colliery fanhouse, 800m north east of Croft Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Locke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Day House Wood | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Standhill Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Stand Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Red Brook Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The Fleets | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Higham Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilthorpe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 220 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Summer Lane Primary | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Gawber Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Athersley South Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Laithes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Horizon Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilthorpe Junior School (Stars Building) S75 1EG | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Slimming World - Victoria Jennings S75 1EQ | Retailers - other | 220 m | Exempt | |
| Wakitu Kids Out of School Club S75 1AQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 4 Good | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Wilthorpe Infants School (Moon Building) S75 1AQ | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Tesco S75 1HA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 380 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Barnsley Lawn Tennis Club S75 1JH | Other catering premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| The Grapevine S75 1AH | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Ecco Pizzeria and Grill S75 1AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2025 |
| Yogi Stores S75 1AA | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Huddersfield Road Post Office S75 1AA | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kestrel Avenue (4); On or near Moorbank Close (2); On or near Wilthorpe Farm Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Merlin Mews · Herons Place · Kingfisher Mount · Kestrel Avenue · Wilthorpe Farm Road · Wilthorpe Crescent · Moorbank Close · Hawk Street · Falcon View · Wilthorpe Avenue · Wilthorpe Green · Red Kite Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.