HD8 8YF

Penistone West · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Huddersfield
Local authority
Barnsley
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
HD8 8YD 723 m
HD9 7TA 779 m
HD9 7TG 779 m
S36 7GR 790 m
HD9 7TE 862 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
HD8 8YF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
HD
Postcode district
HD8
Postcode sector
HD8 8
Latitude
53.555719
Longitude
-1.714609
British National Grid easting
419,004
British National Grid northing
406,602

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Parish or community
E04000042
Output area
E00037628
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 027D · E01007426
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 027 · E02001535

Postcode source versions

Explore HD8

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Potterhouse Farm, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YF 10 September 2020 £910,000
Dove Cottage, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YF 30 June 2015 £510,000
Potterhouse Farm, Cumberworth, Huddersfield, HD8 8YF 3 August 2012 £765,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
14
Secondary
1
  1. Birdsedge First School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Hepworth Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  3. Cumberworth CofE First School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

8 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.0
HD8 8 residents
11,482

Age bands in HD8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,827 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,051 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

2,280 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

3,528 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

2,707 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider HD8 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • SHEPLEY PRIMARY CARE LIMITED

    25 JOS LANE, SHEPLEY, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 8DJ

    ODS code B85005

    3.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lower Maythorn Lane/Upper Maythorn Lane

    BCT · Victoria

    0.6 miles
  • Lower Maythorn Lane/Upper Maythorn Lane

    BCT · Victoria

    0.6 miles
  • Whams Road/Bedding Edge Road

    BCT · Victoria

    1.1 miles
  • Whams Road/Bedding Edge Road

    BCT · Victoria

    1.1 miles
  • Park Head Lane

    BCT · Birds Edge

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 027D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,837 of 33,755

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

15 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Birdsedge First School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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