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S70 1AA

Central · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley North
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S70 2DW 0 m
S70 2YL 0 m
S70 9BR 0 m
S70 9EZ 0 m
S70 9FL 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 1AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 1
Latitude
53.551636
Longitude
-1.482799
British National Grid easting
434,364
British National Grid northing
406,234

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Central · E05016568
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley North · E14001074
Output area
E00180004
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 013B · E01007340
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 013 · E02001521

Postcode source versions

Explore S70

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
30
Secondary
4

  1. Barnsley College

    Further education

    26 m

  2. Queens Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    651 m

  3. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    719 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,720
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,049
  • Anti social behaviour 609
  • Public order 572
  • Shoplifting 568
  • Criminal damage and arson 430

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S70 1 residents
5,693

Age bands in S70 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

916 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

731 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.1%

2,022 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

1,528 residents

Age 65 and over
14.9%

909 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

14

within 5 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    463 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    547 m

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    752 m

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    777 m

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    850 m

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    1.6 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    OAKS PARK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, THORNTON ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 3NE

    ODS code C85003

    2.0 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S71 2EQ

    ODS code C85622

    2.6 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

    WORSBROUGH HEALTHCARE CENTRE, POWELL STREET, WORSBROUGH, BARNSLEY, S70 5NZ

    ODS code C85007

    2.9 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

    LUNDWOOD PRIORY CAMPUS, PONTEFRACT ROAD, LUNDWOOD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code Y05364

    3.0 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    3.0 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    ROUNDHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, LANGSETT COURT, NEW LODGE, BARNSLEY, S71 1RY

    ODS code C85619

    3.1 km

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

    HILL BROW SURGERY, LONGCROFT, MAPPLEWELL, BARNSLEY, S75 6FH

    ODS code C85010

    4.3 km

  • DARTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, DARTON, BARNSLEY, S75 5HQ

    ODS code C85614

    4.9 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

  • West Way/Wellington Street

    BCT · Barnsley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Eldon Street/Market Hill

    BCT · Barnsley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Shambles Street/St Marys Gate

    BCT · Barnsley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Shambles Street/Peel Parade

    BCT · Barnsley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • West Way/Sheffield Road

    BCT · Barnsley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 013B, 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

4,483 of 33,755

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

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 4 secondary schools. Barnsley College is the nearest published school at 26 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,720 published events cover 12 months, averaging 476.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,049 events.

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