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S72 7AJ

North East · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
North East
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley North
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 7FQ 31 m
S72 7FP 53 m
S72 7FS 77 m
S72 7FU 98 m
S72 7FW 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 7AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2017
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 7
Latitude
53.587011
Longitude
-1.378332
British National Grid easting
441,251
British National Grid northing
410,225

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
North East · E05016579
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley North · E14001074
Output area
E00037159
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 006A · E01007328
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 006 · E02001514

Postcode source versions

Explore S72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    884 m

  2. Milefield Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Ladywood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
738
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 287
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Vehicle crime 60
  • Burglary 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    1.5 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    1.5 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    1.5 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    2.7 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    3.2 km

  • LANGTHWAITE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87036

    4.5 km

  • PARK GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87006

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Brierley Road/Sandhill Grove

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Brierley Road/Hillside Crescent

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Brierley Road/Sandhill Grove

    BCT · Brierley

    0.2 miles

  • Windmill Avenue/Manor Crescent

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Brierley Road/Hillside Crescent

    BCT · Brierley

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 884 m.

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

Recorded crime

738 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 287 events.

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