S73 8BE

Darfield & Great Houghton · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnsley
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S73
Postcode sector
S73 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S73 8AG 58 m
S73 8BD 119 m
S73 8BF 123 m
S73 8AH 131 m
S73 8AQ 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S73 8BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S73
Postcode sector
S73 8
Latitude
53.529601
Longitude
-1.390169
British National Grid easting
440,522
British National Grid northing
403,831

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037742
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 023C · E01007449
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 023 · E02001531

Postcode source versions

Explore S73

75 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Bramham Croft, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8BE 31 March 2026 £150,000
5, Bramham Croft, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8BE 13 January 2026 £168,000
12, Bramham Croft, Wombwell, Barnsley, S73 8BE 19 June 2024 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
32
Secondary
3
  1. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    199 m
  2. Outwood Primary Academy Darfield

    Academy sponsor led

    448 m
  3. Netherwood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    532 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,633
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 675
  • Anti social behaviour 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 177
  • Public order 101
  • Burglary 95

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
99

48 female, 51 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
2.6
S73 8 residents
9,701

Age bands in S73 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

1,790 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,082 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.8%

2,791 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

2,626 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,765 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S73 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+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

13

within 5 km

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    903 m

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    1.0 km

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    GARLAND HOUSE, 1 CHURCH STREET, DARFIELD, BARNSLEY, S73 9JX

    ODS code C85016

    1.4 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

    WAREHOUSE LANE, WATH-UPON-DEARNE, ROTHERHAM, S63 7RA

    ODS code C87029

    4.2 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.5 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.5 km

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HOYLAND CENTRE, HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85022

    4.6 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    4.6 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

    WORSBROUGH HEALTHCARE CENTRE, POWELL STREET, WORSBROUGH, BARNSLEY, S70 5NZ

    ODS code C85007

    4.6 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    4.7 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    5.0 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    5.0 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    5.0 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

  • George Street/Henry Street

    BCT · Low Valley

    0.1 miles
  • George Street/Milmoor Road

    BCT · Low Valley

    0.1 miles
  • Stoneyford Road/Station Road

    BCT · Low Valley

    0.1 miles
  • Stonyford Road/Station Road

    BCT · Low Valley

    0.2 miles
  • George Street/Pitt Street

    BCT · Darfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 023C, 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

7,313 of 33,755

Income
4 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
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £159,000 from 10 recorded sales in S73 8BE. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,633 published events cover 12 months, averaging 136.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 675 events.

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