# S74 9EL: area report for a postcode in Barnsley

S74 9EL 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 9EL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Barnsley](https://openindex.co.uk/barnsley) › [S74](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s74) › [S74 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s74-9)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 39% on July. Barnsley 030B: 101 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **Elsecar, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **No property in S74 9EL 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=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Barnsley 030B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **£175,537 average price**: For the whole of Barnsley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **No gigabit broadband at S74 9EL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **Low road and rail noise at S74 9EL**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **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=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Helen's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-catholic-primary-school-e106640) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 0% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hoyland Springwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoyland-springwood-primary-school-e141973) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kirk Balk Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kirk-balk-academy-e140979) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | Attainment 8 of 46.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-meadows-primary-school-e140460) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-primary-school-e151408) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [Hoyland Common Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoyland-common-primary-school-e140242) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jump Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jump-primary-academy-e152414) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elsecar-holy-trinity-cofe-primary-academy-e141972) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £176,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £163,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £70,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £535,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £106,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WALDERSLADE SURGERY (600 m); HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: HOYLAND PHARMACY (320 m); COHENS CHEMIST (570 m); WELL (600 m); COHENS PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Hoyland (200 m, Morrisons); Heron Hoyland (620 m, Heron); Spar - Harvest Hoyland (620 m, Spar); Tesco Hoyland Superstore (850 m, Tesco)

## 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 030B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.6** (2025). Barnsley 030B has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Barnsley 030B was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 4,635th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,476** (2021). Barnsley 030B had 1,476 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,895th 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: 89.2%** (January 2026). In Barnsley 030B, 89.2% 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.

## 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: 53.4990, -1.4466

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=-1.4466,53.4990,S749EL

## How to cite

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