# S70 3DP: area report for a postcode in Barnsley

S70 3DP 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 3DP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) › [S70](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s70) › [S70 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s70-3)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Barnsley 018C: 147 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **Barnsley, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **No property in S70 3DP 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=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Barnsley 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **£175,537 average price**: For the whole of Barnsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S70 3DP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **Low road and rail noise at S70 3DP**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **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=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hunningley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hunningley-primary-academy-e144037) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakhill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakhill-primary-academy-e144484) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Forest Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-forest-academy-e139136) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnsley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnsley-academy-e131749) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bank End Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bank-end-primary-academy-e144036) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Riding Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-riding-academy-e152330) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-primary-academy-littleworth-grange-e143939) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwell Rise Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwell-rise-primary-academy-e143107) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £232,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2023 | £147,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2023 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (770 m); LO'S PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: LYNTON HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (190 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Barnsley Doncaster Road (190 m, Morrisons); Aldi Kendray Barnsley (210 m, Aldi); Spar Barnsley (540 m, Spar); Tesco Barnsley Extra (630 m, Tesco)

## 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 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.0** (2025). Barnsley 018C has a deprivation score of 46.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,161st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barnsley 018C was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,712** (2021). Barnsley 018C had 1,712 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,008th 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: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Barnsley 018C, 97.1% 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: 53.5445, -1.4433

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

## Your MP

- [Barnsley South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barnsley-south): Stephanie Peacock (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=-1.4433,53.5445,S703DP

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