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S70 5YZ

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 5UU 26 m
S70 5UX 70 m
S70 5UR 77 m
S70 5XF 80 m
S70 5UW 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 5YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 5
Latitude
53.507281
Longitude
-1.481287
British National Grid easting
434,500
British National Grid northing
401,300

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
E00037474
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
36
Primary
28
Secondary
3

  1. Birdwell Primary School

    Academy converter

    170 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

  3. Hoyland Common Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
466
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 122
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Other theft 54
  • Shoplifting 48
  • Criminal damage and arson 39

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

    2.8 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

    4.3 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    4.4 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    4.4 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    4.7 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Sheffield Road/Chapel Street

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.0 miles

  • Chapel Street/Sheffield Road

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.0 miles

  • Sheffield Road/Chapel Street

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.1 miles

  • Sheffield Road/Wentworth Street

    BCT · Birdwell

    0.1 miles

  • Sheffield Road/Worsbrough Road

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 3 secondary schools. Birdwell Primary School is the nearest published school at 170 m.

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

Recorded crime

466 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 122 events.

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