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S72 8BJ

Cudworth · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Barnsley
Ward
Cudworth
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley North
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 8EA 71 m
S72 8JF 97 m
S72 8DS 98 m
S72 8EB 116 m
S72 8JE 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 8BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 8
Latitude
53.571822
Longitude
-1.416173
British National Grid easting
438,760
British National Grid northing
408,514

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Cudworth · E05016569
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley North · E14001074
Output area
E00037219
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 008C · E01007346
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 008 · E02001516

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Property

At this postcode

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68 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Quarry Bank Close, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8BJ 13 July 2026 £275,000
14, Quarry Bank Close, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8BJ 29 May 2026 £195,000
21, Quarry Bank Close, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8BJ 6 February 2026 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Churchfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    557 m

  2. Birkwood Primary School

    Community school

    583 m

  3. Cherry Dale Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,087
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 476
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 120
  • Public order 73
  • Vehicle crime 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

38 female, 38 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.7
S72 8 residents
13,032

Age bands in S72 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

2,356 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,398 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

3,237 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

3,594 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

2,469 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S72 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    674 m

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    2.2 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    2.2 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    2.4 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    2.5 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    2.5 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    2.5 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    3.9 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    4.0 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    OAKS PARK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, THORNTON ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 3NE

    ODS code C85003

    4.2 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    ROUNDHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, LANGSETT COURT, NEW LODGE, BARNSLEY, S71 1RY

    ODS code C85619

    4.5 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    4.7 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    4.7 km

  • HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    6 HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 2LT

    ODS code C85020

    4.8 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

  • Lunn Road/Newtown Avenue

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles

  • Darfield Road/White Cross Road

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.2 miles

  • Darfield Road/White Cross Road

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.2 miles

  • Snydale Road/Eveline Street

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.2 miles

  • Snydale Road/Methley Street

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 008C, 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

8,925 of 33,755

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

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £197,500 from 6 recorded sales in S72 8BJ. 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

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Churchfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 557 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,087 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 476 events.

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