S72 8SZ

Cudworth · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 8SY 37 m
S72 8TD 85 m
S72 8UG 89 m
S72 8LX 91 m
S72 8LJ 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 8SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2010
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 8
Latitude
53.579127
Longitude
-1.413837
British National Grid easting
438,908
British National Grid northing
409,328

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

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Anchor Press, The Crescent, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8SZ 19 April 2002 £35,300
Anchor Press, The Crescent, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8SZ 31 August 2001 £22,000
Anchor Press, The Crescent, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8SZ 9 October 1997 £25,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
26
Secondary
2
  1. Churchfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    273 m
  2. Cherry Dale Primary School

    Community school

    512 m
  3. Outwood Academy Shafton

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,047
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 439
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Public order 75
  • 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

    244 m

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    2.4 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    2.4 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    2.4 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    2.9 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    2.9 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    2.9 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    3.4 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    3.6 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85619

    4.6 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Barnsley Road/Market Place

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.0 miles
  • Barnsley Road/Bow Street

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles
  • Snydale Road/Barnsley Road

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles
  • Snydale Road/Barnsley Road

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles
  • Pontefract Road/Sidcop Road

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 2 secondary schools. Churchfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 273 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,047 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 439 events.

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