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S72 7ED

North East · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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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 7DP 17 m
S72 7DB 38 m
S72 7EB 38 m
S72 7DN 99 m
S72 7DL 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 7ED
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 2009
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 7
Latitude
53.578199
Longitude
-1.384715
British National Grid easting
440,837
British National Grid northing
409,241

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
E00037146
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 006C · E01007332
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
28
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Milefield Primary School

    Academy converter

    239 m

  2. Ladywood Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Outwood Academy Shafton

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
717
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 264
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Criminal damage and arson 84
  • Burglary 56
  • Vehicle crime 56

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    635 m

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    635 m

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    635 m

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    2.1 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.2 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.2 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    4.3 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Stacey Crescent/Springfield Road

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.0 miles

  • Stacey Crescent/Milefield Court

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.0 miles

  • Stacey Crescent/Michaels Crescent

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Springfield Road/Milefield View

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Meadow Crescent/Michaels Estate

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 006C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,658 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Milefield Primary School is the nearest published school at 239 m.

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

Recorded crime

717 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 264 events.

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