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S70 5SB

Rockingham · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rockingham
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S70 5SA 49 m
S70 5SE 62 m
S70 5SD 86 m
S70 5RX 96 m
S70 5RY 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 5SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 5
Latitude
53.512252
Longitude
-1.477381
British National Grid easting
434,755
British National Grid northing
401,855

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Rockingham · E05016583
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037481
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 028C · E01007398
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 028 · E02001536

Postcode source versions

Explore S70

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
31
Secondary
4

  1. Birdwell Primary School

    Academy converter

    448 m

  2. Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. Hoyland Common Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
338
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Violence and sexual offences 73
  • Shoplifting 41
  • Other theft 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S70 5 residents
7,794

Age bands in S70 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

1,155 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

769 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,688 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,340 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

2,072 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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    2.2 km

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HOYLAND CENTRE, HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85022

    3.0 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    3.0 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    3.7 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    3.8 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    3.9 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    4.2 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Worsbrough Road/Hill Top Road

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.1 miles

  • Worsbrough Road/Green Spring Avenue

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.1 miles

  • Worsbrough Road/Balk Lane

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.1 miles

  • Balk Lane/Worsbrough Road

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.1 miles

  • Sheffield Road/Castle View

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 028C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,674 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 4 secondary schools. Birdwell Primary School is the nearest published school at 448 m.

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

Recorded crime

338 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 76 events.

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