S72 8WR

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 8TD 70 m
S72 8TE 76 m
S72 8NA 79 m
S72 8NB 110 m
S72 8TF 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 8WR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 8
Latitude
53.580208
Longitude
-1.412614
British National Grid easting
438,988
British National Grid northing
409,449

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

71 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Manse Farm Mews, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8WR 22 May 2026 £88,000
50, Manse Farm Mews, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8WR 17 April 2026 £72,500
24, Manse Farm Mews, Cudworth, Barnsley, S72 8WR 23 May 2025 £129,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
25
Secondary
2
  1. Cherry Dale Primary School

    Community school

    396 m
  2. Churchfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    414 m
  3. Outwood Academy Shafton

    Academy sponsor led

    946 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,034
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 436
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Public order 73
  • Vehicle crime 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
72

35 female, 37 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.3
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.

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.

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+
47.1%
Gigabit-capable
47.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
67.6%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

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

    383 m

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    2.3 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    2.3 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    2.3 km

  • MONK BRETTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85622

    3.0 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    3.0 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    3.0 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

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Pontefract Road/Sidcop Road

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles
  • Pontefract Road/Intake Lane

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles
  • Barnsley Road/Market Place

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles
  • Barnsley Road/Bow Street

    BCT · Cudworth

    0.1 miles
  • Snydale Road/Barnsley Road

    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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £125,000 from 18 recorded sales in S72 8WR. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cherry Dale Primary School is the nearest published school at 396 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,034 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 436 events.

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