S74 8WP

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 8JW 0 m
S74 8JP 62 m
S74 8AR 67 m
S74 8JD 78 m
S74 8AP 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S74 8WP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2003
Terminated
1 March 2004
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 8
Latitude
53.499029
Longitude
-1.420456
British National Grid easting
438,542
British National Grid northing
400,413

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
E00037462
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 029C · E01007394
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
34
Primary
28
Secondary
3
  1. Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    239 m
  2. Greenfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    854 m
  3. Jump Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
958
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 348
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Vehicle crime 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Shoplifting 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85022

    1.1 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    1.1 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

    3.1 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

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Cobcar Lane/Cobcar Avenue

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Cobcar Lane/Strafford Avenue

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Cobcar Lane/Cobcar Street

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Cobcar Lane/Gray Street

    BCT · Elsecar

    0.1 miles
  • Cobcar Lane/Welland Crescent

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 3 secondary schools. Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 239 m.

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

Recorded crime

958 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 348 events.

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