S36
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Penistone, Stocksbridge and Deepcar, in Barnsley and Sheffield.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S36 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S36, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S36 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S36 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S36 at a rate of 61.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 134 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S36.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (699), anti-social behaviour (314) and other crime (308).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S36 was 63.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in S36, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S36 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S36
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley 016D | 1,842 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.9% |
| Barnsley 024A | 1,675 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.9% |
| Barnsley 024B | 1,514 | 117.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.5% |
| Barnsley 024C | 1,441 | 62.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.0% |
| Barnsley 024D | 2,837 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| Barnsley 024E | 1,382 | 17.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| Barnsley 024F | 1,692 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| Barnsley 027B | 1,543 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.9% |
| Barnsley 027D | 1,925 | 59.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 52.1% |
| Sheffield 001A | 1,942 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.7% |
| Sheffield 001B | 1,395 | 153.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.9% |
| Sheffield 001C | 1,505 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.7% |
| Sheffield 001D | 1,415 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.0% |
| Sheffield 001E | 1,426 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.7% |
| Sheffield 002A | 1,466 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.4% |
| Sheffield 002B | 1,567 | 96.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.3% |
| Sheffield 002C | 1,221 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| Sheffield 002D | 1,364 | 40.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.2% |
Your MP
- Dr Marie TidballLabourMP for Penistone and Stocksbridge
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in S363
Postcode sectors in S369
Councils S36 covers2
Towns in S361
Postcode districts next to S367
Nearest rail stations1
More in the S postcode area2
S36 in brief
S36 is a postcode district covering Penistone, Stocksbridge and Deepcar, in Barnsley and Sheffield.
About 29,266 people lived in S36 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 579 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S36 was £250,000 in 2025.
S36 had 28,943 usual residents at the census.
In S36, 89.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S36, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.