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S71 3BU

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 3BT 54 m
S71 3NA 68 m
S71 3DH 118 m
S71 3DQ 123 m
S71 3DL 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S71 3BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 3
Latitude
53.584325
Longitude
-1.480226
British National Grid easting
434,508
British National Grid northing
409,872

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
E00037126
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 007A · E01007323
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 007 · E02001515

Postcode source versions

Explore S71

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
29
Secondary
4

  1. Waterton Newstead Academy

    Other independent special school

    68 m

  2. Athersley North Primary School

    Community school

    146 m

  3. Laithes Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,946
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 708
  • Shoplifting 259
  • Criminal damage and arson 224
  • Anti social behaviour 216
  • Public order 174

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28
15 female, 13 male
Postcode households
9
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 0.3% 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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    609 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

    2.1 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    2.6 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    2.7 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    2.9 km

  • VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    7 VICTORIA CRESCENT WEST, BARNSLEY, S75 2AE

    ODS code C85033

    3.2 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

    3.9 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.0 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.0 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    4.2 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    4.2 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    4.3 km

  • WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WOODLAND DRIVE, BARNSLEY, S70 6QW

    ODS code C85006

    4.4 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Newstead Road/Lindhurst Road

    BCT · Athersley North

    44 m

  • Ollerton Road/Egmanton Road

    BCT · Athersley North

    141 m

  • Newstead Road/Strelley Road

    BCT · Athersley North

    202 m

  • Ollerton Road/Trowell Way

    BCT · Athersley North

    231 m

  • Trowell Way/Radcliffe Road

    BCT · Athersley North

    310 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 007A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,231 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
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 4 secondary schools. Waterton Newstead Academy is the nearest published school at 68 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,946 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 708 events.

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