S70
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Barnsley, Worsbrough Common and Shaw Lands, in Barnsley.
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 S70 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S70, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S70 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S70 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S70 at a rate of 166.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 678 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S70.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,482), other crime (1,339) and anti-social behaviour (1,151).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S70 was 177.3 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 S70, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S70 has no single figure. Of its 24 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S70
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley 012F | 2,165 | 76.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.4% |
| Barnsley 013A | 1,509 | 431.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.4% |
| Barnsley 013B | 1,876 | 915.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 58.8% |
| Barnsley 013C | 1,507 | 170.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.3% |
| Barnsley 013D | 1,849 | 94.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Barnsley 013F | 2,254 | 146.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.8% |
| Barnsley 013G | 1,574 | 99.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.7% |
| Barnsley 015C | 2,117 | 155.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.9% |
| Barnsley 017A | 1,580 | 184.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.5% |
| Barnsley 017B | 1,478 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.4% |
| Barnsley 017C | 1,454 | 131.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Barnsley 017D | 2,261 | 106.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.9% |
| Barnsley 018A | 1,521 | 182.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Barnsley 018B | 1,592 | 145.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Barnsley 018C | 1,712 | 146.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.1% |
| Barnsley 018D | 1,406 | 189.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Barnsley 021A | 1,467 | 101.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.2% |
| Barnsley 021B | 1,513 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.4% |
| Barnsley 021C | 1,440 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Barnsley 021D | 1,710 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Barnsley 021E | 1,566 | 135.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.5% |
| Barnsley 021F | 1,738 | 209.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |
| Barnsley 028C | 1,635 | 55.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.6% |
| Barnsley 028D | 2,005 | 67.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.3% |
MPs for S70
- Stephanie PeacockLabourMP for Barnsley South69% of S70’s postcodes
- Dan JarvisLabourMP for Barnsley North26% of S70’s postcodes
- Dr Marie TidballLabourMP for Penistone and Stocksbridge5.0% of S70’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 S705
Postcode sectors in S707
Council1
Towns in S702
Postcode districts next to S705
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S70 in brief
S70 is a postcode district covering Barnsley, Worsbrough Common and Shaw Lands, in Barnsley.
About 43,178 people lived in S70 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £165,000 in 2025 across 571 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 166.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S70 was £165,000 in 2025.
S70 had 41,848 usual residents at the census.
In S70, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S70, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.