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S72 8NJ

Postcode

A postcode in Barnsley 003B, North East ward, Barnsley.

This report describes the area around S72 8NJ, 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 8NJ

Schools near S72 8NJ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Lift Shafton
Primary. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
450 m
6 minutes on foot
Improved significantly, November 2024
Outwood Academy Shafton
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 43.3 (2025/26, provisional)
950 m
12 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
Cherry Dale Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
South Hiendley Primary School
Primary. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
2 km
25 minutes on foot
Good (overall), October 2022

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 8NJ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £145,000High Street, S72 8NHSeptember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold80 m
  • £135,000Chapel Street, S72 8NSNovember 2024, terraced, established, freehold110 m
  • £210,000Chapel Close, S72 8QJMay 2026, detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £275,000Shafton Hall Drive, S72 8NYFebruary 2026, detached, established, freehold160 m
  • £259,000Manor View, S72 8NQDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold170 m
  • £180,000Hawthorne Way, S72 8PSJune 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
  • £290,000Manor Gardens, S72 8WAAugust 2025, detached, established, freehold230 m
  • £255,000Barnfold Place, S72 8WDJanuary 2026, detached, established, freehold230 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

Within 1 km of S72 8NJ

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • SHAFTON PHARMACY390 m

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Shafton LocalSainsburys310 m

The neighbourhood: Barnsley 003B

Everything about Barnsley 003B
Deprivation score
25.8
Joint 10,569th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£170,000
Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,819
Joint 9,299th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.0%
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.