S70 6JS

Kingstone · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S70 6RF 160 m
S70 6TB 179 m
S70 6RX 281 m
S70 6RE 316 m
S70 6RZ 319 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 6JS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 6
Latitude
53.540632
Longitude
-1.503515
British National Grid easting
433,000
British National Grid northing
405,000

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
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037569
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 013C · E01007415
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 013 · E02001521

Postcode source versions

Explore S70

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
26
Secondary
3
  1. Greenacre School

    Academy special converter

    350 m
  2. Trinity Academy St. Edwards

    Free schools

    662 m
  3. Keresforth Primary School

    Community school

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,466
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 569
  • Anti social behaviour 215
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Public order 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    824 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    1.4 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    2.0 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    2.0 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    2.1 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    2.3 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    3.1 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    3.1 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    4.5 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    4.5 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.7 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Keresforth Hill Road/Dark Lane

    BCT · Kingstone

    0.2 miles
  • Keresforth Hill Road/Broadway

    BCT · Kingstone

    0.2 miles
  • Keresforth Hill Road/Gilroyd Lane

    BCT · Gilroyd

    0.2 miles
  • Keresforth Hill Road/Gilroyd Lane

    BCT · Gilroyd

    0.2 miles
  • Keresforth Road/Gilroyd Lane

    BCT · Gilroyd

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 013C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,074 of 33,755

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

34 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 3 secondary schools. Greenacre School is the nearest published school at 350 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,466 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 569 events.

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