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S63 8AN

Dearne South · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Rotherham
Ward
Dearne South
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S63
Postcode sector
S63 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S63 8AH 76 m
S63 8AW 76 m
S63 8AP 134 m
S63 8AQ 149 m
S63 8HP 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S63 8AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S63
Postcode sector
S63 8
Latitude
53.524079
Longitude
-1.319414
British National Grid easting
445,218
British National Grid northing
403,259

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Dearne South · E05016574
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037337
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 025B · E01007365
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 025 · E02001533

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Crofton Drive, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8AN 27 September 2023 £150,000
23, Crofton Drive, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8AN 22 August 2022 £131,500
51, Crofton Drive, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8AN 28 January 2022 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
30
Secondary
5

  1. Carrfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    260 m

  2. Heather Garth Primary School Academy

    Academy converter

    485 m

  3. Lacewood Primary School

    Community school

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,359
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 523
  • Anti social behaviour 169
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Burglary 122
  • Vehicle crime 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
130

65 female, 65 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
3.1
S63 8 residents
7,569

Age bands in S63 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,426 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

758 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

2,000 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

1,996 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

1,263 residents

This postcode contained 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S63 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • GOLDTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85001

    754 m

  • HOLLYGREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85023

    754 m

  • LAKESIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y04809

    754 m

  • DEARNE VALLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00411

    2.7 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87029

    3.0 km

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    GARLAND HOUSE, 1 CHURCH STREET, DARFIELD, BARNSLEY, S73 9JX

    ODS code C85016

    3.6 km

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

    17 CROWN STREET, SWINTON, MEXBOROUGH, S64 8NB

    ODS code C87030

    4.1 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0DB

    ODS code C86034

    4.1 km

  • MEXBOROUGH HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH CENTRE, ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0BY

    ODS code C86005

    4.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Highgate Lane/Prospect Road

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.1 miles

  • Carr Field Lane/Highgate Lane

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.1 miles

  • Carrfield Lane/Highgate Lane

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.1 miles

  • Carrfield Lane/Ringway

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.1 miles

  • Highgate Lane/Prospect Road

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 025B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,072 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £131,500 from 3 recorded sales in S63 8AN. 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

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Carrfield Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 260 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,359 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 523 events.

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