S71 4JA

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 4JE 41 m
S71 4EU 68 m
S71 4JB 110 m
S71 4HZ 114 m
S71 4HB 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S71 4JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 4
Latitude
53.601477
Longitude
-1.456594
British National Grid easting
436,058
British National Grid northing
411,792

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

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Common Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JA 18 May 2017 £85,000
10, Common Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JA 13 December 2006 £102,000
2, Common Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JA 6 June 2003 £55,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
22
Secondary
2
  1. Parkside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    447 m
  2. Lift Meadstead

    Academy sponsor led

    494 m
  3. Summerfields Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    556 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,010
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 395
  • Anti social behaviour 170
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Public order 89
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

12 female, 8 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.2% 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+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.9%
Gigabit-capable
90.9%
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

6

within 5 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    403 m

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    409 m

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    3.0 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    3.7 km

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85010

    3.8 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    3.9 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

  • Station Road/Oakwood Road

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road/Oakwood Road

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road/Newtown Avenue

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Station Road/Newtown Avenue

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Midland Road/Station Road

    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
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

28 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 2 secondary schools. Parkside Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 447 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,010 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 395 events.

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