S70 1JN

Central · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S70 1JJ 54 m
S70 1NA 64 m
S70 1HY 79 m
S70 1JB 86 m
S70 1JT 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 1JN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 1
Latitude
53.547785
Longitude
-1.475586
British National Grid easting
434,845
British National Grid northing
405,809

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
E00037196
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 017A · E01007338
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 017 · E02001525

Postcode source versions

Explore S70

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Union Court, Barnsley, S70 1JN 20 August 2021 £110,000
3, Union Court, Barnsley, S70 1JN 21 January 2021 £125,000
15, Union Court, Barnsley, S70 1JN 13 February 2015 £108,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
30
Secondary
4
  1. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    337 m
  2. Barnsley College

    Further education

    633 m
  3. Queens Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    655 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,618
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,022
  • Anti social behaviour 612
  • Shoplifting 563
  • Public order 546
  • Criminal damage and arson 445

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

15 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S70 1 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
84.6%

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    208 m

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    210 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    693 m

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    1.3 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    1.3 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    1.4 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    2.1 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    2.3 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    2.6 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    2.7 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    2.7 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    3.5 km

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85010

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Sheffield Road/Park Road

    BCT · Worsbrough Common

    0.0 miles
  • Sheffield Road/Brinckman Street

    BCT · Worsbrough Common

    0.1 miles
  • Sheffield Road/Taylor Row

    BCT · Barnsley Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Sheffield Road/Taylor Row

    BCT · Barnsley Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Sheffield Road/West Way

    BCT · Barnsley Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 017A, 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

749 of 33,755

Income
1 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
10 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.

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
3
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 £110,000 from 1 recorded sale in S70 1JN. 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 4 secondary schools. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,618 published events cover 12 months, averaging 468.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,022 events.

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