S63
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Bolton upon Dearne, Wath upon Dearne and Goldthorpe, in Barnsley and Rotherham.
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 S63 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S63, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S63 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S63 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S63 at a rate of 111.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 438 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S63.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,923), other crime (819) and anti-social behaviour (791).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S63 was 104.3 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 S63, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S63 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S63
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley 014A | 1,693 | 86.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.8% |
| Barnsley 014B | 1,731 | 146.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| Barnsley 014C | 1,329 | 88.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| Barnsley 014D | 1,733 | 110.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Barnsley 014E | 1,406 | 102.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| Barnsley 014F | 1,625 | 122.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 84.8% |
| Barnsley 022A | 2,032 | 152.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Barnsley 022B | 1,790 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Barnsley 022C | 1,898 | 89.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.9% |
| Barnsley 022D | 1,451 | 222.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| Barnsley 025A | 1,408 | 95.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| Barnsley 025B | 1,211 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Barnsley 025C | 2,263 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| Barnsley 025D | 1,149 | 88.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 79.2% |
| Barnsley 025E | 1,733 | 90.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 68.5% |
| Rotherham 001C | 2,778 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.2% |
| Rotherham 001D | 1,679 | 122.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Rotherham 001E | 1,425 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.1% |
| Rotherham 001F | 1,751 | 92.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.9% |
| Rotherham 001G | 2,154 | 119.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| Rotherham 002A | 1,692 | 121.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.7% |
| Rotherham 002B | 1,450 | 60.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.0% |
| Rotherham 002C | 1,554 | 80.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.7% |
| Rotherham 002D | 1,748 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 80.8% |
| Rotherham 002E | 1,585 | 115.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.4% |
| Rotherham 002F | 1,937 | 203.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.4% |
MPs for S63
- Stephanie PeacockLabourMP for Barnsley South54% of S63’s postcodes
- John HealeyLabourMP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough46% of S63’s postcodes
- Dan JarvisLabourMP for Barnsley North0.1% of S63’s postcodes
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 S635
Postcode sectors in S637
Councils S63 covers2
Towns in S632
Postcode districts next to S636
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S63 in brief
S63 is a postcode district covering Bolton upon Dearne, Wath upon Dearne and Goldthorpe, in Barnsley and Rotherham.
About 44,563 people lived in S63 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £170,000 in 2025 across 709 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 111.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S63 was £170,000 in 2025.
S63 had 42,714 usual residents at the census.
In S63, 93.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S63, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.