S63 8BF

Dearne South · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S63 8FB 69 m
S63 8FF 76 m
S63 8FQ 78 m
S63 8FG 84 m
S63 8FA 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S63 8BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S63
Postcode sector
S63 8
Latitude
53.516964
Longitude
-1.309122
British National Grid easting
445,908
British National Grid northing
402,474

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00168707
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 025C · E01007366
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 025 · E02001533

Postcode source versions

Explore S63

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Prior Croft, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8BF 19 December 2025 £186,000
14, Prior Croft, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8BF 25 November 2025 £200,000
14, Prior Croft, Bolton Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 8BF 27 November 2024 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Lacewood Primary School

    Community school

    982 m
  2. Carrfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    995 m
  3. Heather Garth Primary School Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
917
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 366
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Burglary 74
  • Vehicle crime 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

25 female, 22 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S63 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

10

within 5 km

  • GOLDTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85001

    1.2 km

  • HOLLYGREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85023

    1.2 km

  • LAKESIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y04809

    1.2 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87029

    2.9 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0DB

    ODS code C86034

    3.1 km

  • MEXBOROUGH HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH CENTRE, ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0BY

    ODS code C86005

    3.2 km

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

    17 CROWN STREET, SWINTON, MEXBOROUGH, S64 8NB

    ODS code C87030

    3.3 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00411

    3.4 km

  • THE MAGNA GROUP PRACTICE

    HIGHTHORN ROAD, KILNHURST, MEXBOROUGH, S64 5UP

    ODS code C87006

    4.5 km

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85016

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bolton-Upon-Dearne Rail Station

    RSE · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.2 miles
  • Bolton-Upon-Dearne Rail Station

    RLY · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.2 miles
  • Angel Street/High Street

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.2 miles
  • High Street/Angel Street

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.2 miles
  • High Street/Angel Street

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 025C, 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

18,335 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £190,500 from 4 recorded sales in S63 8BF. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lacewood Primary School is the nearest published school at 982 m.

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

Recorded crime

917 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 366 events.

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