# S73 0QZ: area report for a postcode in Barnsley

S73 0QZ 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 S73 0QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) › [S73](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s73) › [S73 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s73-0)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Barnsley 026E: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **Wombwell, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **No property in S73 0QZ 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=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Barnsley 026E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **£175,537 average price**: For the whole of Barnsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S73 0QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at S73 0QZ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **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=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wombwell Park Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wombwell-park-street-primary-school-e142385) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brampton Cortonwood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brampton-cortonwood-infant-school-e144324) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [The Ellis Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ellis-church-of-england-primary-school-e151674) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Kings Oak Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-oak-primary-e150492) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-and-all-angels-catholic-primary-school-e106641) | Primary | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [High View Primary Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-view-primary-learning-centre-e142351) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Netherwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherwood-academy-e143907) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2024 | £182,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £217,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (700 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (700 m); BRAMPTON VILLAGE PHARMACY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Brampton Bierlow Wath Upon Dearne (680 m, Morrisons); Asda Living Barnsley (750 m, Asda); M&S Barnsley Cortonwood Foodhall (820 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 026E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.8** (2025). Barnsley 026E has a deprivation score of 15.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,249th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £229,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barnsley 026E was £229,995 in 2025. Joint 9,430th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,406** (2021). Barnsley 026E had 1,406 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,464th 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: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Barnsley 026E, 98.2% 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.

## S73 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £178,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S73 was £178,500 in 2025. Joint 230th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,064** (2021). S73 had 29,064 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 974th 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 S73 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In S73, 94.1% 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: 53.5134, -1.3920

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=-1.3920,53.5134,S730QZ

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