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S72 8SX

Cudworth · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 8ST 75 m
S72 8FH 86 m
S72 8SU 87 m
S72 8XL 110 m
S72 8UF 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 8SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2008
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 8
Latitude
53.578471
Longitude
-1.417682
British National Grid easting
438,654
British National Grid northing
409,253

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
E00037239
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 008B · E01007345
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 008 · E02001516

Postcode source versions

Explore S72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
27
Secondary
2

  1. Churchfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    258 m

  2. Cherry Dale Primary School

    Community school

    647 m

  3. Birkwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,013
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 419
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Public order 74
  • Vehicle crime 69

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    87 m

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    2.6 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    2.6 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    2.6 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    2.6 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    2.7 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    2.7 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    3.3 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    3.5 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    4.3 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Snydale Road/Barnsley Road

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Bow Street

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles

  • Snydale Road/Barnsley Road

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Bank Street

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Market Place

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 008B, 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

7,291 of 33,755

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

33 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 2 secondary schools. Churchfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 258 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,013 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 419 events.

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