S63 8ET

Dearne South · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S63
Postcode sector
S63 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S63 8EU 43 m
S63 8BY 54 m
S63 8BX 103 m
S63 8BN 109 m
S63 8BU 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S63 8ET
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S63
Postcode sector
S63 8
Latitude
53.523260
Longitude
-1.323998
British National Grid easting
444,915
British National Grid northing
403,165

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
E00037342
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 025A · E01007364
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 025 · E02001533

Postcode source versions

Explore S63

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
30
Secondary
6
  1. Heather Garth Primary School Academy

    Academy converter

    172 m
  2. Lacewood Primary School

    Community school

    376 m
  3. Carrfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,022
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 394
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Burglary 81
  • Vehicle crime 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.1% 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+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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

11

within 5 km

  • GOLDTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85001

    1.1 km

  • HOLLYGREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85023

    1.1 km

  • LAKESIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y04809

    1.1 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87029

    2.7 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00411

    2.9 km

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85016

    3.3 km

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

    17 CROWN STREET, SWINTON, MEXBOROUGH, S64 8NB

    ODS code C87030

    4.0 km

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0DB

    ODS code C86034

    4.3 km

  • MEXBOROUGH HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH CENTRE, ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0BY

    ODS code C86005

    4.4 km

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    4.8 km

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    5.0 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

  • Carr Field Lane/Beckfield Grove

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.1 miles
  • Carrfield Lane/Ringway

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.1 miles
  • Billingley View/Fairfield

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.1 miles
  • Billingley View/Fairfield

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.2 miles
  • Carr Head Lane/Canberra Rise

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 025A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,024 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
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

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. Heather Garth Primary School Academy is the nearest published school at 172 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,022 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 394 events.

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