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S74 8AR

Hoyland Milton · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Barnsley
Ward
Hoyland Milton
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S74 8JL 40 m
S74 8AS 47 m
S74 8JW 67 m
S74 8JN 82 m
S74 8AB 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S74 8AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 8
Latitude
53.499060
Longitude
-1.419445
British National Grid easting
438,609
British National Grid northing
400,417

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Hoyland Milton · E05016576
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037462
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 029C · E01007394
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 029 · E02001537

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Cobcar Lane, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8AR 9 November 2012 £84,000
34, Cobcar Lane, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8AR 22 October 1996 £85,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
27
Secondary
3

  1. Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    210 m

  2. Greenfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    914 m

  3. Jump Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
891
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 333
  • Anti social behaviour 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Vehicle crime 81
  • Burglary 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

2 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
S74 8 residents
3,808

Age bands in S74 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

612 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

370 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

953 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

1,171 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

666 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S74 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85022

    1.2 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    1.2 km

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    2.9 km

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    3.0 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    4.3 km

  • THORPE HESLEY SURGERY

    SOUGH HALL ROAD, THORPE HESLEY, ROTHERHAM, S61 2QP

    ODS code C87604

    4.6 km

  • MARKET SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87029

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cobcar Lane/Cobcar Avenue

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.0 miles

  • Cobcar Lane/Gray Street

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles

  • Cobcar Lane/Strafford Avenue

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles

  • Cobcar Lane/Cobcar Street

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles

  • Wath Road/Church Street

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 029C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,456 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 3 secondary schools. Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

891 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 333 events.

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