S73 9JY

Darfield & Great Houghton · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S73
Postcode sector
S73 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S73 9LG 59 m
S73 9LQ 86 m
S73 9ET 98 m
S73 9NQ 102 m
S73 9JZ 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S73 9JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S73
Postcode sector
S73 9
Latitude
53.533935
Longitude
-1.372953
British National Grid easting
441,659
British National Grid northing
404,323

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
E00037254
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 020F · E01007353
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
33
Primary
29
Secondary
3
  1. All Saints Academy Darfield

    Academy sponsor led

    205 m
  2. Outwood Primary Academy Darfield

    Academy sponsor led

    811 m
  3. Upperwood Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
890
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Anti social behaviour 141
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Burglary 69
  • Vehicle crime 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • GARLAND HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85016

    150 m

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    2.0 km

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    2.2 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87029

    3.9 km

  • GOLDTHORPE MEDICAL CENTRE

    GOLDTHORPE GREEN, GOLDTHORPE, ROTHERHAM, S63 9EH

    ODS code C85001

    4.2 km

  • HOLLYGREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85023

    4.2 km

  • LAKESIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y04809

    4.2 km

  • BHF HIGHGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y05363

    4.4 km

  • BRIERLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y05248

    4.4 km

  • GRIMETHORPE SURGERY

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

    ODS code C85018

    4.4 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y00411

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Nanny Marr Road/Barnsley Road

    BCT · Darfield

    0.1 miles
  • Nanny Marr Road/Barnsley Road

    BCT · Darfield

    0.1 miles
  • Barnsley Road/Nanny Marr Road

    BCT · Darfield

    0.1 miles
  • Snape Hill Road/South View

    BCT · Darfield

    0.2 miles
  • Snape Hill Road/New Street

    BCT · Darfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 020F, 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

8,224 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 3 secondary schools. All Saints Academy Darfield is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

890 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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