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S72 8BW

Postcode

A postcode in Barnsley 003C, Cudworth ward, Barnsley.

This report describes the area around S72 8BW, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around S72 8BW

Schools near S72 8BW

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Cherry Dale Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
780 m
10 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Lift Shafton
Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, November 2024
Outwood Academy Shafton
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 43.3 (2025/26, provisional)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Churchfield Primary School
Primary. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2024
Outwood Academy Carlton
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional)
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, October 2024
Carlton Primary Academy
Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.7 km
22 minutes on foot
Good (overall), June 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near S72 8BW

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £430,000Royston Road, S72 8BWMarch 2025, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £250,000Royston Road, S72 8BNJuly 2024, detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £560,000Weetshaw Lane, S72 8BGOctober 2025, detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £425,000Weetshaw Lane, S72 8BLNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £350,000Sherwood Way, S72 8BHDecember 2025, detached, established, freehold160 m
  • £128,000Shaw Lane, S71 3HLApril 2024, terraced, established, freehold400 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

The neighbourhood: Barnsley 003C

Everything about Barnsley 003C
Deprivation score
25.5
Joint 10,757th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£190,000
Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,264
Joint 13,737th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
71.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: S72

Everything about S72
Median sale price
£168,000
Joint 190th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
25,957
1,119th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.