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S72 8GQ

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 8NG 46 m
S72 8GR 65 m
S72 8WB 81 m
S72 8WA 97 m
S72 8PT 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 8GQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 8
Latitude
53.592848
Longitude
-1.407467
British National Grid easting
439,317
British National Grid northing
410,858

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
E04000051
Westminster constituency
Barnsley North · E14001074
Output area
E00037165
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 003B · E01007331
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 003 · E02001511

Postcode source versions

Explore S72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
25
Secondary
3

  1. Lift Shafton

    Academy sponsor led

    177 m

  2. Outwood Academy Shafton

    Academy sponsor led

    697 m

  3. Cherry Dale Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
614
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Public order 43
  • Vehicle crime 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

10

within 5 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    1.8 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    2.9 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    2.9 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    2.9 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    3.0 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    3.4 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    4.1 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    4.1 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.4 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.4 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • High Street/High Gate Way

    BCT · Shafton

    0.0 miles

  • High Street/Poplar Avenue

    BCT · Shafton

    0.1 miles

  • Hawthorne Way/Poplar Avenue

    BCT · Shafton

    0.1 miles

  • High Street/Bleak Avenue

    BCT · Shafton

    0.2 miles

  • Hawthorne Way/Chapel Street

    BCT · Shafton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 003B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,591 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lift Shafton is the nearest published school at 177 m.

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

Recorded crime

614 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.167 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.