DN5 7HS

Dearne South · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DN5 7HR 268 m
DN5 7HE 649 m
DN5 7HF 671 m
S63 9ET 703 m
DN5 7JS 706 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DN5 7HS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DN
Postcode district
DN5
Postcode sector
DN5 7
Latitude
53.523022
Longitude
-1.286096
British National Grid easting
447,428
British National Grid northing
403,163

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00180119
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 022B · E01007370
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 022 · E02001530

Postcode source versions

Explore DN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Barnburgh Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    926 m
  2. Astrea Academy Dearne

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Goldthorpe Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
557
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 214
  • Burglary 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Other theft 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.3
DN5 7 residents
8,890

Age bands in DN5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

1,202 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

754 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.7%

1,729 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

2,722 residents

Age 65 and over
27%

2,369 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DN5 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • GOLDTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85001

    1.7 km

  • HOLLYGREEN PRACTICE

    GOLDTHOPE CENTRE, GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85023

    1.7 km

  • LAKESIDE SURGERY

    GOLDTHOPE CENTRE, GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code Y04809

    1.7 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    THE THURNSCOE LIFT BUILDING, HOLLY BUSH DRIVE, THURNSCOE, ROTHERHAM, S63 0LU

    ODS code Y00411

    3.1 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0DB

    ODS code C86034

    3.2 km

  • MEXBOROUGH HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH CENTRE, ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0BY

    ODS code C86005

    3.2 km

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

    17 CROWN STREET, SWINTON, MEXBOROUGH, S64 8NB

    ODS code C87030

    4.4 km

  • DENABY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DENABY SPRINGWELL CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, DENABY MAIN, DONCASTER, DN12 4AB

    ODS code C86616

    4.5 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

    WAREHOUSE LANE, WATH-UPON-DEARNE, ROTHERHAM, S63 7RA

    ODS code C87029

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Barnburgh Lane/Green Lane

    BCT · Barnburgh

    0.3 miles
  • Barnburgh Lane/Green Lane

    BCT · Barnburgh

    0.3 miles
  • Furlong Road/Westfield Lane

    BCT · Harlington

    0.4 miles
  • Doncaster Road/Furlong Road

    BCT · Harlington

    0.5 miles
  • Hollowgate/Scott Avenue

    BCT · Barnburgh

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 022B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,134 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Barnburgh Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 926 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

557 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 214 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.