S30 6AF

Penistone West · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barnsley
Postcode district
S30
Postcode sector
S30 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S36 6LQ 0 m
S36 6AF 54 m
S36 6BQ 84 m
S36 6GW 93 m
S36 6DW 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S30 6AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S30
Postcode sector
S30 6
Latitude
53.523596
Longitude
-1.638154
British National Grid easting
424,087
British National Grid northing
403,051

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Parish or community
E04000050
Output area
E00037634
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 024E · E01007431
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 024 · E02001532

Postcode source versions

Explore S30

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    428 m
  2. Thurlstone Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Penistone Grammar School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
513
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 217
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Shoplifting 59
  • Public order 38
  • Burglary 36

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENISTONE GROUP PMS PRACTICE

    19 HIGH STREET, PENISTONE, SHEFFIELD, S36 6BR

    ODS code C85004

    490 m

  • KINGSWELL SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

    40 SHREWSBURY ROAD, PENISTONE, SHEFFIELD, S36 6DY

    ODS code C85623

    704 m

Nearby transport

  • Bluebell Avenue/Chapel Field Lane

    BCT · Penistone

    0.1 miles
  • Bluebell Avenue/Chapel Field Lane

    BCT · Penistone

    0.1 miles
  • Park Avenue/Bluebell Avenue

    BCT · Penistone

    0.1 miles
  • Park Avenue/Boggard Lane

    BCT · Penistone

    0.2 miles
  • Chapel Field Lane/Chapel Field Walk

    BCT · Penistone

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 024E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,924 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 428 m.

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

Recorded crime

513 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 217 events.

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