S74 8ER

Hoyland Milton · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S74 8EP 95 m
S74 8HJ 106 m
S74 8HH 174 m
S74 8EZ 202 m
S74 8HG 217 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S74 8ER
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 8
Latitude
53.493644
Longitude
-1.420303
British National Grid easting
438,557
British National Grid northing
399,814

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
E00037473
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 029A · E01007388
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 029 · E02001537

Postcode source versions

Explore S74

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Forge Lane, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8ER 5 October 2007 £105,000
4, Forge Lane, Elsecar, Barnsley, S74 8ER 5 October 2007 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
26
Secondary
2
  1. Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    425 m
  2. Greenfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Wentworth CofE Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
708
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 262
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Vehicle crime 59
  • Public order 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.2
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.

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

    1.3 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    1.3 km

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    3.5 km

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    3.6 km

  • THORPE HESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87604

    4.0 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    4.8 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

  • Wentworth Road/Forge Lane

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Wentworth Road/Wath Road

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Wath Road/Fitzwilliam Street

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Fitzwilliam Street/Wentworth Road

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Wath Road/Old Row

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 029A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,856 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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
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 26 primary and 2 secondary schools. Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 425 m.

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

Recorded crime

708 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 262 events.

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