S70 4JU

Worsbrough · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnsley
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S70 1YP 32 m
S70 4JT 47 m
S70 4JZ 62 m
S70 4JY 71 m
S70 1YL 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 4JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 4
Latitude
53.544442
Longitude
-1.481936
British National Grid easting
434,427
British National Grid northing
405,434

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
E00037588
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 017C · E01007413
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 017 · E02001525

Postcode source versions

Explore S70

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, California Street, Barnsley, S70 4JU 6 September 2024 £120,000
9, California Street, Barnsley, S70 4JU 21 April 2022 £92,000
7, California Street, Barnsley, S70 4JU 9 May 2016 £68,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
28
Secondary
3
  1. Worsbrough Common Primary School

    Academy converter

    539 m
  2. Barnsley College

    Further education

    812 m
  3. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    874 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,082
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,840
  • Anti social behaviour 549
  • Public order 494
  • Shoplifting 471
  • Criminal damage and arson 406

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

26 female, 20 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.2
S70 4 residents
8,595

Age bands in S70 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,592 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

936 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

2,417 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

2,314 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

1,231 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S70 4 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
100%

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

12

within 5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    399 m

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    604 m

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    663 m

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    1.5 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    1.5 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    1.7 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    1.7 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    2.2 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    3.2 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    3.2 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    3.2 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    3.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Park Road/Highstone Avenue

    BCT · Worsbrough Common

    0.0 miles
  • Highstone Avenue/California Crescent

    BCT · Worsbrough Common

    0.0 miles
  • Highstone Avenue/California Street

    BCT · Worsbrough Common

    0.0 miles
  • Park Road/St Johns Road

    BCT · Worsbrough Common

    0.1 miles
  • Highstone Avenue/Columbia Street

    BCT · Worsbrough Common

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 017C, 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

2,459 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
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £106,000 from 2 recorded sales in S70 4JU. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 3 secondary schools. Worsbrough Common Primary School is the nearest published school at 539 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,082 published events cover 12 months, averaging 423.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,840 events.

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