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S63 8JG

Dearne South · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S63 8GW 17 m
S63 8GY 43 m
S63 8JD 44 m
S63 8GZ 95 m
S63 8JF 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S63 8JG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2007
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S63
Postcode sector
S63 8
Latitude
53.518073
Longitude
-1.306630
British National Grid easting
446,072
British National Grid northing
402,599

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
E00168707
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 025C · E01007366
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
35
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Carrfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    979 m

  2. Lacewood Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Astrea Academy Dearne

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,038
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 419
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Burglary 80
  • Vehicle crime 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

  • THE NEW SURGERY

    ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0DB

    ODS code C86034

    3.1 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87029

    3.1 km

  • MEXBOROUGH HEALTH CENTRE

    HEALTH CENTRE, ADWICK ROAD, MEXBOROUGH, S64 0BY

    ODS code C86005

    3.2 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00411

    3.3 km

  • CROWN STREET SURGERY

    17 CROWN STREET, SWINTON, MEXBOROUGH, S64 8NB

    ODS code C87030

    3.4 km

  • THE MAGNA GROUP PRACTICE

    HIGHTHORN ROAD, KILNHURST, MEXBOROUGH, S64 5UP

    ODS code C87006

    4.6 km

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85016

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Bolton-Upon-Dearne Rail Station

    RLY · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.2 miles

  • Bolton-Upon-Dearne Rail Station

    RSE · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.2 miles

  • Angel Street/High Street

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.3 miles

  • Station Road/Lowfield Road

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.3 miles

  • High Street/Angel Street

    BCT · Bolton-upon-Dearne

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Carrfield Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 979 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,038 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 419 events.

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