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S36 8AA

Penistone East · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Penistone East
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge
Postcode district
S36
Postcode sector
S36 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S36 8JQ 1 m
S36 7HB 272 m
S36 7LE 530 m
S36 7LD 531 m
S36 7JR 556 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S36 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S36
Postcode sector
S36 8
Latitude
53.534050
Longitude
-1.612326
British National Grid easting
425,793
British National Grid northing
404,223

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Penistone East · E05016581
Parish or community
E04000050
Westminster constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge · E14001423
Output area
E00037651
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 016D · E01007425
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 016 · E02001524

Postcode source versions

Explore S36

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
11
Secondary
1

  1. Hoylandswaine Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  2. Springvale Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Penistone Grammar School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
317
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 118
  • Shoplifting 52
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Public order 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
S36 8 residents
1,887

Age bands in S36 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

303 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

145 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

343 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

521 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

442 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S36 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+
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

2

within 5 km

  • KINGSWELL SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

    40 SHREWSBURY ROAD, PENISTONE, SHEFFIELD, S36 6DY

    ODS code C85623

    1.4 km

  • PENISTONE GROUP PMS PRACTICE

    19 HIGH STREET, PENISTONE, SHEFFIELD, S36 6BR

    ODS code C85004

    1.7 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

  • Barnsley Road/Haigh Lane

    BCT · Hoylandswaine

    0.4 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Haigh Lane

    BCT · Hoylandswaine

    0.4 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Haigh Lane

    BCT · Hoylandswaine

    0.5 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Haigh Lane

    BCT · Hoylandswaine

    0.5 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Skinpit Lane

    BCT · Hoylandswaine

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 016D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,348 of 33,755

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

12 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Hoylandswaine Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

317 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 118 events.

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