S71 4EZ

Royston · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnsley
Ward
Royston
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley North
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S71 4HA 97 m
S71 4ST 111 m
S71 4SQ 120 m
S71 4NY 124 m
S71 4HD 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S71 4EZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 4
Latitude
53.599154
Longitude
-1.459660
British National Grid easting
435,857
British National Grid northing
411,532

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Royston · E05016584
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley North · E14001074
Output area
E00037671
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 001C · E01007438
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 001 · E02001509

Postcode source versions

Explore S71

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Oakwood Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4EZ 26 September 2025 £450,000
20, Oakwood Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4EZ 12 October 2023 £262,500
11, Oakwood Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4EZ 30 September 2021 £317,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
22
Secondary
2
  1. Lift Meadstead

    Academy sponsor led

    177 m
  2. Summerfields Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    434 m
  3. Parkside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    502 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,097
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 447
  • Anti social behaviour 178
  • Criminal damage and arson 112
  • Public order 91
  • Other theft 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

59 female, 26 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
5.7
S71 4 residents
10,765

Age bands in S71 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,939 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,149 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

2,686 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,930 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

2,052 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S71 4 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
93.8%

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

10

within 5 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    161 m

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    580 m

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    2.7 km

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85010

    3.5 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    3.7 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    3.7 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.8 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.8 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    4.9 km

  • DARTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85614

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • High Street/Oakwood Road

    BCT · Royston

    0.0 miles
  • High Street/Hallcroft Rise

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • High Street/Summer Lane

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road/Oakwood Road

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Meadstead Drive/Doles Avenue

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 001C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,548 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
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 £317,000 from 3 recorded sales in S71 4EZ. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lift Meadstead is the nearest published school at 177 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,097 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 447 events.

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