Psalters Drive Oxspring, Barnsley
14 addresses across 1 postcode (S36), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 1802470.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £367,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Barnsley cost £173,053 in August 2026 (+2% on a year); private rents averaged £697 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Land north of Sheffield Road, is 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Tofts Lane, Hunshelf - Battery Storage, is 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; 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 Penistone, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 199 to 203 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kingswell Surgery Pms Practice, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 15 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £367,000 | £367,000 | £367,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £169,000 | £169,000 | £169,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £210,000 | £177,500 | £257,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £179,975 | £179,950 | £180,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £176,000 | £152,000 | £200,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £129,950 | £129,950 | £129,950 |
| 2000 | 2 | £90,750 | £76,500 | £105,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £69,000 | £69,000 | £69,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £66,600 | £66,600 | £66,600 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 2006 | 3 S36 8ZW | Detached | £179,950 | |
| 18 Sep 2006 | 5 S36 8ZW | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2003 | 5 S36 8ZW | Detached | £129,950 | |
| 24 Jun 1997 | 5 S36 8ZW | Detached | £66,600 | |
| 18 Aug 2022 | 7 S36 8ZW | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2007 | 10 S36 8ZW | Detached | £257,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 10 S36 8ZW | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2016 | 11 S36 8ZW | Detached | £169,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2007 | 11 S36 8ZW | Detached | £177,500 | |
| 19 Feb 2004 | 11 S36 8ZW | Detached | £152,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2000 | 11 S36 8ZW | Detached | £76,500 | |
| 20 Feb 1998 | 11 S36 8ZW | Detached | £69,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2025 | 12 S36 8ZW | Detached | £367,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2019 | 12 S36 8ZW | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2004 | 12 S36 8ZW | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2007 | 15 S36 8ZW | Detached | £210,000 |
House prices and rents in Barnsley
A typical home in Barnsley cost £173,053 in August 2026, 2% more than a year before. That is 22% more than five years earlier and 59% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £272,591 |
| Semi-detached | £170,745 |
| Terraced | £139,753 |
| Flat or maisonette | £92,204 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £154,540 |
Private renters in Barnsley paid £697 a month on average in September 2026, 7.2% more than a year before. That is 39% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £507 |
| Two bedrooms | £631 |
| Three bedrooms | £754 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,088 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, detached (4). Built: 1991-1995 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 16,064 kWh of it on average in 2024, 29% more than the district's 12,456 kWh, and 2,842 kWh of electricity, 11% less than the district's 3,203 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is S36.
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 B (19% of about 680 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.
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 1 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofts Lane, Hunshelf - Battery Storage Barnsley 2023/0322 | Battery storage | 40 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Nov 2023 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Royd Moor | Wind 13 turbines | 5.9 MW | Operational Dec 1993 | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land north of Sheffield Road Bower Hill, Oxspring | 1994 | Not recorded | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 199 m and 203 m above sea level (202 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S36 8ZW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Penistone 163,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Silkstone Common 34,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (2 miles) | |
| Dodworth 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sheffield Road/East Road Oxspring | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 38.9 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kingswell Surgery Pms Practice Good Jan 2024 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Penistone Pharmacy | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Barnsley District Hospital Good Sep 2023 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Care homes | Buckingham Care Home Requires improvement Apr 2024 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Barnsley Police Station | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Penistone, Penistone Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,730 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,210 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,850 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bower Hill | Hill | 570 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Kirk Wood | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Tom Hill | Hill | 710 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Jockey Hill | Hill | 750 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Castle Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Small Clough | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 14 |
3 of the street's 14 addresses are 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxspring Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | 78% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 65% in 2024 and 61% in 2023) |
| Springvale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 80% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 77% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.3 km (0.8 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rascalz S36 6HH | Full day care | 60 | Good (Jun 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Little Freddies Nursery School S36 6HD | Full day care | 73 | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 147 childminders and 16 home childcarers (nannies) in Barnsley. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxspring Primary School - Kitchen S36 8YW | School/college/university | 90 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Oxspring Post Office S36 8YW | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Willows (7); On or near Willow Lane (3); On or near West Crescent (2); On or near East Road (1); On or near Old Manor Drive (1).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 100% happened in the dark. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2021 00:21 | Slight | 2 people | B6462, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- S36 8ZW: 14 addresses of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fox Fields · Old Manor Drive · East Close · East Road · The Willows · Eddyfield Road · West Crescent
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.