# S73 8QW: area report for a postcode in Barnsley

S73 8QW 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 8QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) › [S73](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s73) › [S73 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s73-8)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 35% on July. Barnsley 023A: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **Wombwell, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **No property in S73 8QW 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=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Barnsley 023A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **£175,537 average price**: For the whole of Barnsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **No gigabit broadband at S73 8QW**: Superfast for 94%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **Low road and rail noise at S73 8QW**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW
- **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=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [High View Primary Learning Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-view-primary-learning-centre-e142351) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Oak Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-oak-primary-e150492) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Netherwood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherwood-academy-e143907) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wombwell Park Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wombwell-park-street-primary-school-e142385) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Ellis Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ellis-church-of-england-primary-school-e151674) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Outwood Primary Academy Darfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-primary-academy-darfield-e143940) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £204,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2023 | £177,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2024 | £185,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2024 | £69,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wombwell (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (950 m); Z A AKRAM LTD (980 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (640 m); HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (780 m); TRINITY HOUSE ORTHODONTICS (850 m); 3 GEORGE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Wombwell (520 m, Lidl); Spar Barnsley Road (630 m, Spar); Tesco Wombwell Express (790 m, Tesco); Heron Wombwell (790 m, Heron)

## 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 023A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.2** (2025). Barnsley 023A has a deprivation score of 35.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,078th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barnsley 023A was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 1,796th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,718** (2021). Barnsley 023A had 1,718 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,797th 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Barnsley 023A, 93.4% 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: 53.5256, -1.4118

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=-1.4118,53.5256,S738QW

## How to cite

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