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S71 1HX

Central · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S71 1HH 157 m
S71 1HG 219 m
S71 1HF 241 m
S71 1HJ 262 m
S70 3RW 272 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S71 1HX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 1
Latitude
53.550668
Longitude
-1.462872
British National Grid easting
435,685
British National Grid northing
406,136

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
E00168691
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 015D · E01007337
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 015 · E02001523

Postcode source versions

Explore S71

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
32
Secondary
5

  1. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    569 m

  2. Queens Road Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    774 m

  3. The Forest Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,525
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,004
  • Anti social behaviour 576
  • Public order 522
  • Shoplifting 509
  • Criminal damage and arson 478

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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
100%

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

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    845 m

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    929 m

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    932 m

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    1.6 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    1.7 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    1.8 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    1.8 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    1.9 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    2.0 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    2.4 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    2.9 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    3.4 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Pontefract Road/Beevor Hall

    BCT · Hoyle Mill

    0.1 miles

  • Pontefract Road/Beevor Hall

    BCT · Hoyle Mill

    0.1 miles

  • Pontefract Road/Elm Row

    BCT · Hoyle Mill

    0.3 miles

  • Doncaster Road/Portland Street

    BCT · Kendray

    0.3 miles

  • Pontefract Road/Beevor Street

    BCT · Hoyle Mill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 015D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,729 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

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

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 5 secondary schools. Oakwell Rise Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 569 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,525 published events cover 12 months, averaging 460.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,004 events.

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