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S71 3AY

Athersley & New Lodge · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnsley
Ward
Athersley & New Lodge
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley North
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S71 3LX 53 m
S71 3AZ 79 m
S71 3LS 111 m
S71 1RP 137 m
S71 3FW 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S71 3AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 3
Latitude
53.581309
Longitude
-1.481275
British National Grid easting
434,441
British National Grid northing
409,536

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Athersley & New Lodge · E05016567
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley North · E14001074
Output area
E00037131
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 007B · E01007324
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 007 · E02001515

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Shortfield Court, Barnsley, S71 3AY 18 November 2024 £102,000
32, Shortfield Court, Barnsley, S71 3AY 17 October 2023 £142,000
24, Shortfield Court, Barnsley, S71 3AY 9 January 2019 £78,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
31
Secondary
4

  1. Athersley North Primary School

    Community school

    337 m

  2. Waterton Newstead Academy

    Other independent special school

    372 m

  3. Laithes Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    455 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,134
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 762
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 255
  • Anti social behaviour 235
  • Public order 190

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93

50 female, 43 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
3.1
S71 3 residents
9,778

Age bands in S71 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

1,900 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,031 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

2,425 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,627 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,718 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S71 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
97%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    269 m

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85010

    1.9 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    2.4 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    2.5 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    2.6 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    2.8 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, 65D MIDLAND ROAD, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4QW

    ODS code C85005

    2.9 km

  • DARTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85614

    3.3 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    3.5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    3.8 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    3.9 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    3.9 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    3.9 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    4.1 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    4.3 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Newstead Road/Shortfield Court

    BCT · Athersley North

    0.1 miles

  • Newstead Road/Strelley Road

    BCT · Athersley North

    0.1 miles

  • Wakefield Road/Newstead Road

    BCT · New Lodge

    0.1 miles

  • Wakefield Road/Langsett Road

    BCT · New Lodge

    0.1 miles

  • Laithes Lane/Roundhouse

    BCT · New Lodge

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 007B, 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

4,087 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 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.

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
2
Medium risk addresses
9
Low risk addresses
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £122,000 from 2 recorded sales in S71 3AY. 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

Published establishments

41 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 4 secondary schools. Athersley North Primary School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,134 published events cover 12 months, averaging 177.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 762 events.

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