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S72 7FE

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 7FD 39 m
S72 7BE 84 m
S72 7BQ 217 m
S72 7BF 269 m
S72 7PD 283 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 7FE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 7
Latitude
53.569092
Longitude
-1.384364
British National Grid easting
440,869
British National Grid northing
408,228

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
E00168694
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 006C · E01007332
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 006 · E02001514

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Ladywood Primary School

    Academy converter

    893 m

  2. Milefield Primary School

    Academy converter

    925 m

  3. Birkwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
730
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Vehicle crime 52
  • Burglary 51

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    618 m

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    618 m

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    618 m

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    2.4 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    3.8 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    3.8 km

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85016

    4.0 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Park Spring Road/Springvale Road

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Springvale Road/Spring Hill Road

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Park Spring Road/Spring Vale Road

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Acorn Way/North View

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.4 miles

  • Acorn Way/High Street

    BCT · Grimethorpe

    0.4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

27 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ladywood Primary School is the nearest published school at 893 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

730 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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