S74 8DY

Hoyland Milton · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S74 8DJ 64 m
S74 8DW 64 m
S74 8BH 88 m
S74 8DG 90 m
S74 8DF 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S74 8DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 8
Latitude
53.500575
Longitude
-1.427882
British National Grid easting
438,048
British National Grid northing
400,581

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
E00037451
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 029B · E01007393
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 029 · E02001537

Postcode source versions

Explore S74

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
29
Secondary
3
  1. Greenfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    339 m
  2. Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    730 m
  3. Jump Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    812 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 503
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Vehicle crime 116
  • Shoplifting 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

22 female, 9 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S74 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

6

within 5 km

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85022

    658 m

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    658 m

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    3.1 km

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    3.2 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    3.8 km

  • THORPE HESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87604

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • King Street/St Helens Street

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.1 miles
  • King Street/Millhouses Street

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.1 miles
  • Elsecar Rail Station

    RSE · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Elsecar Rail Station

    RLY · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Street/Cobcar Street

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 029B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,030 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 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.

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

35 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 3 secondary schools. Greenfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 339 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 503 events.

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