# S71 5QG: area report for a postcode in Barnsley

S71 5QG 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 S71 5QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) › [S71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s71) › [S71 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s71-5)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 25% on July. Barnsley 011C: 142 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **Barnsley, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **No property in S71 5QG 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=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Barnsley 011C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **£175,537 average price**: For the whole of Barnsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S71 5QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **Loud road and rail noise at S71 5QG**: Road 70 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **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=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-primary-academy-littleworth-grange-e143939) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakhill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakhill-primary-academy-e144484) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hunningley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hunningley-primary-academy-e144037) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Forest Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-forest-academy-e139136) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burton Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burton-road-primary-school-e106557) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lift St Helen's](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-st-helens-e139006) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2024 | £159,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2023 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| November 2024 | £67,310 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| January 2026 | £106,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2025 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| September 2025 | £141,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE (470 m); BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY (470 m)
- Pharmacies: SKF LO CHEMIST LTD (470 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (470 m); LYNTON HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Lundwood (590 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Barnsley Doncaster Road (870 m, Morrisons); Aldi Kendray Barnsley (980 m, Aldi)

## 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 011C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 66.9** (2025). Barnsley 011C has a deprivation score of 66.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 450th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,454** (2021). Barnsley 011C had 1,454 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,786th least 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Barnsley 011C, 98.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.5%** (August 2026). In Barnsley 011C, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## S71 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S71 was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 194th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,547** (2021). S71 had 47,547 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 256th 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 S71 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In S71, 94.3% 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: 53.5537, -1.4409

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=-1.4409,53.5537,S715QG

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