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S71 3BA

Athersley & New Lodge · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3BE 43 m
S71 3AX 92 m
S71 3BD 111 m
S71 3AU 126 m
S71 3DG 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S71 3BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 3
Latitude
53.582025
Longitude
-1.478547
British National Grid easting
434,621
British National Grid northing
409,617

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

Explore S71

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
32
Secondary
5

  1. Waterton Newstead Academy

    Other independent special school

    338 m

  2. Athersley North Primary School

    Community school

    358 m

  3. Laithes Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    384 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,109
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 750
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 255
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Public order 189

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
71

43 female, 28 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S71 3 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+
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
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

16

within 5 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    434 m

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85010

    2.1 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    2.2 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

    2.7 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    2.7 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    2.9 km

  • DARTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85614

    3.4 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    3.6 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    3.8 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    3.8 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    3.9 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    4.0 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    4.1 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    4.2 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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/Strelley Road

    BCT · Athersley North

    0.1 miles

  • Laithes Lane/Laithes Crescent

    BCT · Athersley South

    0.2 miles

  • Laithes Lane/Laithes Crescent

    BCT · New Lodge

    0.2 miles

  • Lindhurst Road/Trowell Way

    BCT · Athersley North

    0.2 miles

  • Laithes Lane/Roundhouse

    BCT · New Lodge

    0.2 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
3
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
24
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

43 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 5 secondary schools. Waterton Newstead Academy is the nearest published school at 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,109 published events cover 12 months, averaging 175.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 750 events.

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