S71 4NQ

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 4NG 39 m
S71 4PR 101 m
S71 4NF 133 m
S71 4NJ 171 m
S71 4NH 179 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S71 4NQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S71
Postcode sector
S71 4
Latitude
53.595708
Longitude
-1.447315
British National Grid easting
436,677
British National Grid northing
411,155

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
E00037685
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 002A · E01007433
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 002 · E02001510

Postcode source versions

Explore S71

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NQ 26 February 2026 £140,000
11a, Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NQ 17 August 2022 £167,000
11, Church Hill, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4NQ 17 August 2022 £268,750

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
23
Secondary
2
  1. Royston St John Baptist CE Primary

    Academy converter

    281 m
  2. Parkside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    442 m
  3. Outwood Academy Carlton

    Academy sponsor led

    861 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,241
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 454
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 126
  • Shoplifting 111
  • Public order 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

28 female, 28 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.5% 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+
96.2%
Gigabit-capable
88.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
46.2%

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    539 m

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    770 m

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    2.8 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    3.0 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    3.3 km

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85010

    4.2 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.3 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.3 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Hill/Park View

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Church Hill/Park View

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Royston Lane/Church Hill

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Royston Lane/Church Hill

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Park View/Park Avenue

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 002A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,141 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £153,500 from 4 recorded sales in S71 4NQ. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 2 secondary schools. Royston St John Baptist CE Primary is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,241 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 454 events.

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