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S70 5TB

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 5UJ 40 m
S70 5UE 52 m
S70 5UG 90 m
S70 5UF 114 m
S70 5UQ 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 5TB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 5
Latitude
53.505441
Longitude
-1.484023
British National Grid easting
434,320
British National Grid northing
401,094

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
E00037489
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 028D · E01007399
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
34
Primary
27
Secondary
3

  1. Birdwell Primary School

    Academy converter

    444 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    910 m

  3. Hoyland Common Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
501
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 130
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Other theft 59
  • Shoplifting 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.3
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S70 5 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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

8

within 5 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    3.1 km

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85022

    3.1 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    3.1 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    4.6 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    4.6 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    4.6 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    4.9 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

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

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Street/Sheffield Road

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.1 miles

  • Sheffield Road/Wentworth Street

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.2 miles

  • Sheffield Road/Chapel Street

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.2 miles

  • Sheffield Road/Rockingham Street

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.2 miles

  • Sheffield Road/Chapel Street

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 028D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,054 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
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

34 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 3 secondary schools. Birdwell Primary School is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

501 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 130 events.

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