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S73 8DB

Wombwell · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wombwell
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S73
Postcode sector
S73 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S73 8DA 48 m
S73 8DF 77 m
S73 8BW 78 m
S73 8BL 98 m
S73 8HS 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S73 8DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S73
Postcode sector
S73 8
Latitude
53.524421
Longitude
-1.400153
British National Grid easting
439,865
British National Grid northing
403,249

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Wombwell · E05016586
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037750
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 023B · E01007448
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 023 · E02001531

Postcode source versions

Explore S73

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
29
Secondary
4

  1. Kings Oak Primary

    Academy converter

    393 m

  2. Wombwell Park Street Primary School

    Academy converter

    702 m

  3. Netherwood Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    732 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,676
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 718
  • Anti social behaviour 266
  • Criminal damage and arson 162
  • Public order 109
  • Vehicle crime 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    291 m

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    384 m

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85016

    2.2 km

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85022

    3.7 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    3.7 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    4.0 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85003

    4.3 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87029

    4.3 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

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

  • High Street/Littlefield Lane WW1

    BCT · Wombwell

    0.0 miles

  • High Street/Melville Street WW2

    BCT · Wombwell

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsley Road/School Street

    BCT · Wombwell

    0.1 miles

  • High Street/Marsh Street WW3

    BCT · Wombwell

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road/High Street

    BCT · Wombwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 023B, 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

7,791 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 4 secondary schools. Kings Oak Primary is the nearest published school at 393 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,676 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 718 events.

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