S71 1HF

Central · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnsley
Ward
Central
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley North
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S71 1HJ 78 m
S71 1HN 78 m
S71 1HR 131 m
S71 1HX 241 m
S71 1JA 246 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S71 1HF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 1
Latitude
53.552193
Longitude
-1.460302
British National Grid easting
435,854
British National Grid northing
406,307

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Central · E05016568
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley North · E14001074
Output area
E00037094
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 015C · E01007322
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 015 · E02001523

Postcode source versions

Explore S71

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mill Trading Estate, Unit 1, Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 1HF 25 August 2023 £175,000
Mill Trading Estate, Unit 3, Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 1HF 15 August 2019 £220,000
81, Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 1HF 16 September 2016 £132,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
31
Secondary
5
  1. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    800 m
  2. Queens Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    888 m
  3. Burton Road Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,959
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,821
  • Anti social behaviour 541
  • Shoplifting 468
  • Public order 457
  • Criminal damage and arson 445

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
S71 1 residents
8,452

Age bands in S71 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,542 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

968 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.8%

2,621 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,358 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

1,304 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S71 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    1.0 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    1.1 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    1.1 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    1.6 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    1.6 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    1.7 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    1.8 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    1.8 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    2.1 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    2.6 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    3.1 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    3.3 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

    WHITE ROSE MED PRACTICE, CUDWORTH CTR, CARLTON STREET, BARNSLEY, S72 8SU

    ODS code C85014

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Pontefract Road/Elm Row

    BCT · Hoyle Mill

    0.1 miles
  • Pontefract Road/Beevor Street

    BCT · Hoyle Mill

    0.1 miles
  • Pontefract Road/Beevor Hall

    BCT · Hoyle Mill

    0.2 miles
  • Pontefract Road/Dearne Valley Country Park

    BCT · Hoyle Mill

    0.2 miles
  • Pontefract Road/Beevor Hall

    BCT · Hoyle Mill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 015C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,368 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £175,000 from 1 recorded sale in S71 1HF. 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 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 800 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,959 published events cover 12 months, averaging 413.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,821 events.

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