S70 6HX

Kingstone · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnsley
Local authority
Barnsley
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S70 6HU 107 m
S70 6BH 126 m
S70 6HR 154 m
S70 6HT 159 m
S70 6PB 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 6HX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 6
Latitude
53.551388
Longitude
-1.500507
British National Grid easting
433,191
British National Grid northing
406,198

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Kingstone · E05016577
Parish or community
E43000251
Output area
E00037718
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 012F · E01007444
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 012 · E02001520

Postcode source versions

Explore S70

38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
60, Branksome Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6HX 23 January 2026 £255,000
2, Branksome Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6HX 10 October 2025 £205,000
66, Branksome Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6HX 2 December 2024 £212,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
32
Secondary
4
  1. Horizon Community College

    Academy converter

    267 m
  2. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley

    Academy converter

    499 m
  3. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,345
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,483
  • Shoplifting 575
  • Public order 451
  • Anti social behaviour 442
  • Criminal damage and arson 294

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
131

68 female, 63 male

Postcode households
62
Residents per household
2.1
S70 6 residents
8,721

Age bands in S70 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,453 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

851 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

2,571 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,258 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,532 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S70 6 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
69.2%

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

14

within 5 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    570 m

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    874 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    1.1 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    1.2 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    1.6 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    1.9 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    3.0 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    3.3 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    3.6 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    3.6 km

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

    HILL BROW SURGERY, LONGCROFT, MAPPLEWELL, BARNSLEY, S75 6FH

    ODS code C85010

    4.0 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.2 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.2 km

  • DARTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, DARTON, BARNSLEY, S75 5HQ

    ODS code C85614

    4.3 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

  • Dodworth Road/May Terrace

    BCT · Pogmoor

    0.1 miles
  • Dodworth Road/Shaw Lane

    BCT · Pogmoor

    0.1 miles
  • Dodworth Road/St. Hilda Avenue

    BCT · Pogmoor

    0.1 miles
  • Dodworth Road/Shaw Lane

    BCT · Pogmoor

    0.2 miles
  • Dodworth Road/Pogmoor Road

    BCT · Pogmoor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 012F, 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

17,352 of 33,755

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

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
1
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 £216,250 from 10 recorded sales in S70 6HX. 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 32 primary and 4 secondary schools. Horizon Community College is the nearest published school at 267 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,345 published events cover 12 months, averaging 362.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,483 events.

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