# S72 0HG: area report for a postcode in Barnsley

S72 0HG 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 S72 0HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) › [S72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s72) › [S72 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s72-0)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Barnsley 020B: 135 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **Goldthorpe, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **No property in S72 0HG 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=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Barnsley 020B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **£175,537 average price**: For the whole of Barnsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S72 0HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **Low road and rail noise at S72 0HG**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All Saints Academy Darfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-academy-darfield-e138234) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandhill-primary-school-e141917) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £137,664 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2023 | £90,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2023 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2024 | £86,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| May 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Petrol Cathill (780 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 020B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.7** (2025). Barnsley 020B has a deprivation score of 43.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,649th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £162,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barnsley 020B was £162,500 in 2025. Joint 3,280th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,563** (2021). Barnsley 020B had 1,563 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,073rd 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: 78.8%** (January 2026). In Barnsley 020B, 78.8% 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.

## S72 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £168,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S72 was £168,000 in 2025. Joint 190th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,957** (2021). S72 had 25,957 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,119th 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 S72 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: 83.1%** (January 2026). In S72, 83.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley)
- Centre: 53.5405, -1.3547

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=-1.3547,53.5405,S720HG

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