S70 3QX

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S70 3QU 40 m
S70 3QQ 46 m
S70 3QR 72 m
S70 3QT 98 m
S70 3QZ 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 3QX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 3
Latitude
53.547384
Longitude
-1.462205
British National Grid easting
435,732
British National Grid northing
405,771

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
E00037169
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 017B · E01007339
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 017 · E02001525

Postcode source versions

Explore S70

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Lulworth Close, Barnsley, S70 3QX 13 June 2025 £169,200
5, Lulworth Close, Barnsley, S70 3QX 30 November 2023 £155,000
2, Lulworth Close, Barnsley, S70 3QX 21 December 2017 £122,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
31
Secondary
5
  1. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    571 m
  2. The Forest Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    726 m
  3. Queens Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,009
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,888
  • Anti social behaviour 564
  • Criminal damage and arson 471
  • Shoplifting 420
  • Public order 420

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

12 female, 13 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.1
S70 3 residents
8,639

Age bands in S70 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.6%

1,786 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

859 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

2,475 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

1,952 residents

Age 65 and over
14.4%

1,186 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S70 3 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
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

13

within 5 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    593 m

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    753 m

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    994 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    1.6 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    1.9 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    1.9 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    2.0 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    2.0 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    2.2 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    2.2 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    2.9 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    3.8 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

    WHITE ROSE MED PRACTICE, CUDWORTH CTR, CARLTON STREET, BARNSLEY, S72 8SU

    ODS code C85014

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Doncaster Road/Portland Street

    BCT · Kendray

    0.0 miles
  • Doncaster Road/Portland Street

    BCT · Kendray

    0.1 miles
  • Doncaster Road/Vaal Street

    BCT · Kendray

    0.1 miles
  • Doncaster Road/Vaal Street

    BCT · Kendray

    0.2 miles
  • Doncaster Road/Sunderland Terrace

    BCT · Kendray

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 017B, 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

1,456 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
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
4
Medium risk addresses
2
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

Property market

The five-year median is £162,100 from 2 recorded sales in S70 3QX. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 571 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,009 published events cover 12 months, averaging 417.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,888 events.

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