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S73 9EP

Darfield & Great Houghton · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Darfield & Great Houghton
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S73
Postcode sector
S73 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S73 9AF 48 m
S73 9EJ 61 m
S73 9DD 73 m
S73 9EF 95 m
S73 9DE 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S73 9EP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S73
Postcode sector
S73 9
Latitude
53.536174
Longitude
-1.380042
British National Grid easting
441,187
British National Grid northing
404,568

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Darfield & Great Houghton · E05016570
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037248
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 020E · E01007352
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 020 · E02001528

Postcode source versions

Explore S73

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
27
Secondary
2

  1. Outwood Primary Academy Darfield

    Academy sponsor led

    560 m

  2. Upperwood Academy

    Academy converter

    563 m

  3. All Saints Academy Darfield

    Academy sponsor led

    583 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
806
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 304
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Burglary 64
  • Vehicle crime 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

13 female, 20 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
1.2
S73 9 residents
7,549

Age bands in S73 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,301 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

714 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

1,760 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

1,922 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

1,787 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S73 9 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
93.5%

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

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85016

    672 m

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    1.9 km

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    2.0 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    4.2 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    4.2 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    4.2 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87029

    4.4 km

  • BHF LUNDWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05364

    4.6 km

  • LUNDWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    PONTEFRACT ROAD, BARNSLEY, S71 5PN

    ODS code C85028

    4.6 km

  • GOLDTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85001

    4.7 km

  • HOLLYGREEN PRACTICE

    GOLDTHOPE CENTRE, GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85023

    4.7 km

  • LAKESIDE SURGERY

    GOLDTHOPE CENTRE, GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code Y04809

    4.7 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY GROUP PRACTICE

    THE THURNSCOE LIFT BUILDING, HOLLY BUSH DRIVE, THURNSCOE, ROTHERHAM, S63 0LU

    ODS code Y00411

    4.9 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

  • Barnsley Road/North Street

    BCT · Darfield

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsley Road/North Street

    BCT · Darfield

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Woodhall Road

    BCT · Darfield

    0.1 miles

  • Illsley Road/Highfield Road

    BCT · Darfield

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsley Road/Woodhall Close

    BCT · Darfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 020E, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,687 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

31 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 2 secondary schools. Outwood Primary Academy Darfield is the nearest published school at 560 m.

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

Recorded crime

806 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 304 events.

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