S73
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wombwell, Low Valley and Darfield, in Barnsley.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an S73 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In S73, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How S73 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is S73 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in S73 at a rate of 95.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.1 per 1,000 people across S.
In August 2026 alone, 312 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in S73.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,085), anti-social behaviour (565) and other crime (413).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in S73 was 97.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in S73, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so S73 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in S73
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley 020A | 1,489 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.1% |
| Barnsley 020C | 1,109 | 111.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.2% |
| Barnsley 020D | 1,725 | 111.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.0% |
| Barnsley 020E | 1,469 | 111.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.0% |
| Barnsley 020F | 1,694 | 86.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Barnsley 023A | 1,718 | 61.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.4% |
| Barnsley 023B | 2,255 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.5% |
| Barnsley 023C | 1,735 | 119.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.2% |
| Barnsley 023D | 2,022 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.0% |
| Barnsley 026A | 1,853 | 140.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.7% |
| Barnsley 026B | 1,659 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| Barnsley 026C | 1,684 | 80.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Barnsley 026E | 1,406 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.2% |
| Barnsley 026F | 1,586 | 114.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 62.4% |
| Barnsley 026G | 1,405 | 92.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.9% |
| Barnsley 029D | 1,752 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.4% |
| Rotherham 001B | 1,882 | 202.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.8% |
MPs for S73
- Stephanie PeacockLabourMP for Barnsley South93% of S73’s postcodes
- John HealeyLabourMP for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough6.7% of S73’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in S733
Postcode sectors in S734
Council1
Towns in S731
Postcode districts next to S736
Nearest rail stations4
More in the S postcode area2
S73 in brief
S73 is a postcode district covering Wombwell, Low Valley and Darfield, in Barnsley.
About 30,177 people lived in S73 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £178,500 in 2025 across 388 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 95.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in S73 was £178,500 in 2025.
S73 had 29,064 usual residents at the census.
In S73, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In S73, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.