S70 6SG

Worsbrough · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S70 6TE 38 m
S70 6SF 46 m
S70 6TN 51 m
S70 6SH 56 m
S70 6SE 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S70 6SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S70
Postcode sector
S70 6
Latitude
53.535869
Longitude
-1.478208
British National Grid easting
434,681
British National Grid northing
404,482

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037824
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 021B · E01007459
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 021 · E02001529

Postcode source versions

Explore S70

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Vernon Crescent, Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 6SG 17 December 2007 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
32
Secondary
4
  1. Ward Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    265 m
  2. Worsbrough Common Primary School

    Academy converter

    549 m
  3. The Mill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    972 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,866
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,058
  • Anti social behaviour 332
  • Criminal damage and arson 270
  • Shoplifting 211
  • Public order 208

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    1.2 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    1.4 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    1.4 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    1.5 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    1.6 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    2.3 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    2.5 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    2.5 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    3.6 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    3.6 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    3.8 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    4.8 km

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85022

    4.8 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Genn Lane/Mount Vernon Road

    BCT · Ward Green

    0.1 miles
  • Genn Lane/Mount Vernon Road

    BCT · Ward Green

    0.1 miles
  • Strafford Avenue/Genn Lane

    BCT · Ward Green

    0.1 miles
  • Kingwell Road/Vernon Road

    BCT · Ward Green

    0.1 miles
  • Vernon Road/Genn Lane

    BCT · Ward Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 021B, 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

13,803 of 33,755

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

43 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 4 secondary schools. Ward Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 265 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,866 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,058 events.

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