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S72 0HR

Darfield & Great Houghton · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Barnsley
Ward
Darfield & Great Houghton
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 0JQ 463 m
S72 0HN 486 m
S72 0HW 518 m
S72 0HS 546 m
S72 7GX 624 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 0HR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 0
Latitude
53.546071
Longitude
-1.368277
British National Grid easting
441,957
British National Grid northing
405,676

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Darfield & Great Houghton · E05016570
Parish or community
E04000048
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037275
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 020D · E01007351
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 020 · E02001528

Postcode source versions

Explore S72

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mill House, Ings Lane, Little Houghton, Barnsley, S72 0HR 2 November 2004 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
26
Secondary
2

  1. All Saints Academy Darfield

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  2. Sandhill Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. Upperwood Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
700
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Vehicle crime 54
  • Burglary 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
S72 0 residents
3,316

Age bands in S72 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

537 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

344 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

788 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

992 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

711 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S72 0 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    GARLAND HOUSE, 1 CHURCH STREET, DARFIELD, BARNSLEY, S73 9JX

    ODS code C85016

    1.4 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

    THE GRIMETHORPE CENTRE, ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, S72 7NZ

    ODS code Y05363

    3.1 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    BARNSLEY HEALTHCARE FED, GRIMETHORPE HEALTH CENTRE, ACORN WAY, BARNSLEY, S72 7NZ

    ODS code Y05248

    3.1 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

    THE GRIMETHORPE CENTRE, ACORN WAY, GRIMETHORPE, BARNSLEY, S72 7NZ

    ODS code C85018

    3.1 km

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    3.2 km

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    3.4 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    THE THURNSCOE LIFT BUILDING, HOLLY BUSH DRIVE, THURNSCOE, ROTHERHAM, S63 0LU

    ODS code Y00411

    4.0 km

  • GOLDTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85001

    4.3 km

  • HOLLYGREEN PRACTICE

    GOLDTHOPE CENTRE, GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85023

    4.3 km

  • LAKESIDE SURGERY

    GOLDTHOPE CENTRE, GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code Y04809

    4.3 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    4.8 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

Nearby transport

  • Middlecliff Lane/Ings Lane

    BCT · Little Houghton

    0.1 miles

  • Middlecliff Lane/Chapel Lane

    BCT · Little Houghton

    0.2 miles

  • Middlecliffe Lane/Buttercross Drive

    BCT · Little Houghton

    0.3 miles

  • Middlecliff Lane/Buttercross Drive

    BCT · Little Houghton

    0.3 miles

  • Park Spring Road/Houghton Main Colliery Roundabo

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 020D, 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

8,116 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 2 secondary schools. All Saints Academy Darfield is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

700 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 277 events.

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