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S36 8BB

Penistone West · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sheffield
Ward
Penistone West
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge
Postcode district
S36
Postcode sector
S36 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S36 8BE 84 m
S36 8BG 106 m
S36 8AR 132 m
S36 8BD 134 m
S36 8AX 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S36 8BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S36
Postcode sector
S36 8
Latitude
53.535322
Longitude
-1.628157
British National Grid easting
424,743
British National Grid northing
404,359

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Penistone West · E05016582
Parish or community
E04000050
Westminster constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge · E14001423
Output area
E00037656
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 016D · E01007425
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 016 · E02001524

Postcode source versions

Explore S36

Property

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Farmstead Drive, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 8BB 28 June 2024 £274,995
7, Farmstead Drive, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 8BB 31 May 2024 £282,995
3, Farmstead Drive, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 8BB 25 April 2024 £261,246

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Penistone Grammar School

    Community school

    557 m

  2. Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  3. Springvale Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
428
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Shoplifting 59
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Public order 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
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

    1.1 km

  • PENISTONE GROUP PMS PRACTICE

    19 HIGH STREET, PENISTONE, SHEFFIELD, S36 6BR

    ODS code C85004

    1.4 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

  • Wellhouse Lane/Halifax Road

    BCT · Penistone

    0.1 miles

  • Well House Lane/Well House Way

    BCT · Penistone

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Wellhouse Lane

    BCT · Penistone

    0.2 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Wellhouse Lane

    BCT · Penistone

    0.2 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Watermill Gardens

    BCT · Penistone

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £278,995 from 6 recorded sales in S36 8BB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Barnsley is £175,733 in June 2026, up 6.0% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Penistone Grammar School is the nearest published school at 557 m.

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

Recorded crime

428 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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