S74 9BU

Hoober · Rotherham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Barnsley
Ward
Hoober
Local authority
Rotherham
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S74 9BX 112 m
S74 9BS 324 m
S74 9BT 473 m
S74 9BP 485 m
S74 0QD 499 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S74 9BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 9
Latitude
53.489737
Longitude
-1.441698
British National Grid easting
437,141
British National Grid northing
399,368

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Rotherham · E08000018
Electoral ward
Hoober · E05013003
Parish or community
E04012118
Westminster constituency
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough · E14001436
Output area
E00038994
Lower layer super output area
Rotherham 007A · E01007696
Middle layer super output area
Rotherham 007 · E02001584

Postcode source versions

Explore S74

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Skiers Spring Lodge Cottage, Broad Carr Road, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9BU 16 August 2022 £320,000
Skiers Spring House, Broad Carr Road, Hoyland, Barnsley, S74 9BU 3 October 2006 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
24
Secondary
2
  1. Hoyland Springwood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    777 m
  2. St Helen's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  3. Kirk Balk Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
998
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 336
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Vehicle crime 96
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Public order 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
S74 9 residents
6,284

Age bands in S74 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,167 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

724 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

1,608 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,962 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

1,521 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider S74 9 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+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
83.3%
Gigabit-capable
83.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
16.7%
Next Generation Access
83.3%
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

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

  • THORPE HESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code C87604

    3.5 km

  • CHAPELGREEN PRACTICE

    1 BEVAN WAY, CHAPELTOWN, SHEFFIELD, S35 1RN

    ODS code C88010

    4.2 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    4.6 km

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    4.6 km

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

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

Nearby transport

  • Broadcarr Road/Armroyd Lane

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.3 miles
  • Broadcarr Road/Clough Fields Road

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.3 miles
  • Clough Fields Road/Primrose Way

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.4 miles
  • Clough Fields Road/Meadowfield Drive

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.4 miles
  • Clough Fields Road/Pine Close

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Rotherham 007A, 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

13,999 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £320,000 from 1 recorded sale in S74 9BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rotherham is £190,069 in June 2026, up 2.4% year on year.

Schools

30 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hoyland Springwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 777 m.

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

Recorded crime

998 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 336 events.

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