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S72 9YR

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S72 9LQ 142 m
S72 9LG 164 m
S72 9LF 275 m
S72 9LH 333 m
S72 9LE 357 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S72 9YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S72
Postcode sector
S72 9
Latitude
53.600224
Longitude
-1.387053
British National Grid easting
440,661
British National Grid northing
411,690

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
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley North · E14001074
Output area
E00037141
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 006B · E01007330
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 006 · E02001514

Postcode source versions

Explore S72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    811 m

  2. Lift Shafton

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km

  3. South Hiendley Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
451
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 186
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Vehicle crime 43
  • Burglary 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
S72 9 residents
4,316

Age bands in S72 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

799 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

441 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

1,046 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,269 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

911 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    2.5 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    3.0 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    3.0 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    3.0 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    3.2 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    4.2 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Cross Hill/Haldane Close

    BCT · Brierley

    0.2 miles

  • Cross Hill/Haldane Close

    BCT · Brierley

    0.2 miles

  • Church Street/Grange Road

    BCT · Brierley

    0.4 miles

  • Church Street/Grange Road

    BCT · Brierley

    0.4 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Regina Crescent

    BCT · Brierley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 006B, 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

12,213 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 811 m.

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

Recorded crime

451 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 186 events.

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