# S70 1TJ: area report for a postcode in Barnsley

S70 1TJ is a postcode in Barnsley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Barnsley. Open the map at S70 1TJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) › [S70](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s70) › [S70 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s70-1)

## Around this postcode

- **95 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 12% on July. Barnsley 015D: 127 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **Barnsley, 670 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **No property in S70 1TJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Barnsley 015D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **£175,537 average price**: For the whole of Barnsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S70 1TJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at S70 1TJ**: Road 57 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oakwell Rise Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwell-rise-primary-academy-e143107) | Primary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queens Road Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queens-road-academy-e139230) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnsley College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnsley-college-e130524) | Sixth form and further education | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 6.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Worsbrough Common Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/worsbrough-common-primary-school-e147618) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Forest Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-forest-academy-e139136) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shawlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shawlands-primary-school-e106564) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Joseph Locke Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-locke-primary-school-e106611) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Rood Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-rood-catholic-primary-school-e106632) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £82,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2023 | £118,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £132,450 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2024 | £69,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Barnsley (660 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE (320 m); THE KAKOTY PRACTICE (330 m); THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (290 m); R T ELLIOTT LTD (320 m); BARNSLEY PHARMACY AND CLINIC (550 m); BOOTS (560 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (620 m)
- Dental practices: OAKMERE DENTAL SURGERY (70 m); WARREN HOUSE SURGERY (430 m); QUEENS ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); HAYES CROFT DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); BARNSLEY COMMUNITY AND PRIORITY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland The Alhambra Centre Barnsley (460 m, Iceland); Spar - Upper Sheffield Road (610 m, Spar); Morrisons Barnsley (760 m, Morrisons); Lidl Central Barnsley Barnsley (890 m, Lidl); Iceland Barnsley Food Warehouse (920 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £175,537** (July 2026). Barnsley’s average house price was £175,537 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,652** (2025). Full-time workers living in Barnsley earned a median of £36,652 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 113th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.8×** (2025). A home in Barnsley costs 4.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 36th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 30.1** (2025). Barnsley has a deprivation score of 30.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 40th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Barnsley 015D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.6** (2025). Barnsley 015D has a deprivation score of 33.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,694th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £124,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barnsley 015D was £124,500 in 2025. Joint 1,029th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,812** (2021). Barnsley 015D had 1,812 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,516th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Barnsley 015D, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## S70 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S70 was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 168th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,848** (2021). S70 had 41,848 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 392nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in S70 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.0%** (January 2026). In S70, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley)
- Centre: 53.5492, -1.4719

Council: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Barnsley North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barnsley-north): Dan Jarvis (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4719,53.5492,S701TJ

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