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S72 8WP

North East · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 8WL 70 m
S72 8NF 78 m
S72 8QD 94 m
S72 8WN 100 m
S72 8QH 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 8WP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 8
Latitude
53.591176
Longitude
-1.407581
British National Grid easting
439,311
British National Grid northing
410,672

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

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Property

At this postcode

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81 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Gilder Way, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8WP 19 December 2025 £140,000
23, Gilder Way, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8WP 6 August 2025 £298,500
16, Gilder Way, Shafton, Barnsley, S72 8WP 16 May 2025 £146,000

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

    153 m

  2. Outwood Academy Shafton

    Academy sponsor led

    529 m

  3. Cherry Dale Primary School

    Community school

    917 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
654
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 296
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Public order 49
  • Vehicle crime 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

50 female, 44 male

Postcode households
35
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 0.7% 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
94.3%
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

10

within 5 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    1.6 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    2.7 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    2.7 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    2.7 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

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    4.0 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    4.2 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.3 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.3 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

  • High Street/High Gate Way

    BCT · Shafton

    0.1 miles

  • High Street/Bleak Avenue

    BCT · Shafton

    0.1 miles

  • High Street/Pontefract Road

    BCT · Shafton

    0.1 miles

  • High Street/Poplar Avenue

    BCT · Shafton

    0.1 miles

  • Pontefract Road/Tollgate Close

    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.

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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
4
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 £146,000 from 13 recorded sales in S72 8WP. 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lift Shafton is the nearest published school at 153 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

654 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 296 events.

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