# S74 0NX: area report for a postcode in Barnsley

S74 0NX 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 S74 0NX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) › [S74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s74) › [S74 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s74-0)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Barnsley 028A: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **Elsecar, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **No property in S74 0NX 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=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Barnsley 028A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **£175,537 average price**: For the whole of Barnsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S74 0NX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **Low road and rail noise at S74 0NX**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **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=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hoyland Common Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoyland-common-primary-school-e140242) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-meadows-primary-school-e140460) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kirk Balk Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirk-balk-academy-e140979) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tankersley-st-peters-cofe-aided-primary-school-e106637) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hoyland Springwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoyland-springwood-primary-school-e141973) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Helen's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-catholic-primary-school-e106640) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birdwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birdwell-primary-school-e149455) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-house-school-e142320) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £93,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2025 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £126,995 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £116,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (160 m)
- Dental practices: FERN COTTAGE DENTAL PRACTICE (140 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Hoyland Road (140 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 028A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.1** (2025). Barnsley 028A has a deprivation score of 27.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,798th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £137,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barnsley 028A was £137,000 in 2025. Joint 1,661st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,566** (2021). Barnsley 028A had 1,566 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,917th 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In Barnsley 028A, 93.5% 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.

## S74 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S74 was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 168th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,937** (2021). S74 had 17,937 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,171st least 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 S74 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: 85.5%** (January 2026). In S74, 85.5% 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: 53.4966, -1.4626

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=-1.4626,53.4966,S740NX

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