S63 9AD

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S63 9AT 166 m
S63 9EU 192 m
S63 9BS 235 m
S63 9NZ 246 m
S63 9FF 263 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S63 9AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S63
Postcode sector
S63 9
Latitude
53.536089
Longitude
-1.311949
British National Grid easting
445,700
British National Grid northing
404,600

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
E00179984
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 022D · E01007376
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 022 · E02001530

Postcode source versions

Explore S63

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
22
Secondary
3
  1. Highgate Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    441 m
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    521 m
  3. Goldthorpe Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,004
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 753
  • Anti social behaviour 238
  • Criminal damage and arson 216
  • Burglary 178
  • Other theft 137

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S63 9 residents
7,279

Age bands in S63 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,432 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

839 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

2,102 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,997 residents

Age 65 and over
15%

1,122 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • GOLDTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85001

    904 m

  • HOLLYGREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85023

    904 m

  • LAKESIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y04809

    904 m

  • DEARNE VALLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00411

    1.3 km

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85016

    3.9 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87029

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Thurnscoe Bridge Lane/Nicholas Lane

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles
  • Thurnscoe Bridge Lane/Nicholas Lane

    BCT · Highgate

    0.1 miles
  • Goldthorpe Rail Station

    RLY · Goldthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Barrowfield Road/Davey Road

    BCT · Thurnscoe

    0.2 miles
  • Barrowfield Road/Colliery Lane

    BCT · Thurnscoe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 022D, 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

1,858 of 33,755

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

26 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Highgate Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 441 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,004 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 753 events.

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