S72 7AE

North East · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnsley
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley North
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 7AG 57 m
S72 7AF 101 m
S72 7AP 122 m
S72 7AR 123 m
S72 7AQ 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 7AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 7
Latitude
53.583029
Longitude
-1.381820
British National Grid easting
441,024
British National Grid northing
409,780

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley North · E14001074
Output area
E00037157
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 006A · E01007328
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 006 · E02001514

Postcode source versions

Explore S72

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
114, Brierley Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7AE 12 March 2024 £120,000
122, Brierley Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7AE 21 February 2022 £120,000
130, Brierley Road, Grimethorpe, Barnsley, S72 7AE 28 February 2020 £95,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
22
Secondary
3
  1. Milefield Primary School

    Academy converter

    768 m
  2. Ladywood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km
  3. Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
864
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 343
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Vehicle crime 76
  • Burglary 63

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

27 female, 27 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.8
S72 7 residents
5,261

Age bands in S72 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.2%

1,074 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

569 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

1,461 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

1,240 residents

Age 65 and over
14.3%

722 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S72 7 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+
64.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
64.7%
Gigabit-capable
64.7%
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

11

within 5 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    1.1 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    1.1 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    1.1 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    2.4 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    3.7 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.7 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.7 km

  • LANGTHWAITE SURGERY

    CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, LANGTHWAITE RD, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

    ODS code B87036

    4.8 km

  • PARK GREEN SURGERY

    LANGTHWAITE ROAD, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE IND ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

    ODS code B87006

    4.8 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    5.0 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    5.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Brierley Road/Manor Crescent

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.0 miles
  • Brierley Road/Manor Crescent

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Windmill Avenue/Manor Crescent

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Windmill Avenue/Brierley Road

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Brierley Road/Windmill Avenue

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 006A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,714 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £120,000 from 2 recorded sales in S72 7AE. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Milefield Primary School is the nearest published school at 768 m.

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

Recorded crime

864 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 343 events.

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