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S74 9DF

Rockingham · Barnsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rockingham
Local authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley South
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
S74 9NW 169 m
S74 9EP 194 m
S74 9LH 269 m
S74 0FP 285 m
S74 9NL 344 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
S74 9DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
S
Postcode district
S74
Postcode sector
S74 9
Latitude
53.508553
Longitude
-1.460102
British National Grid easting
435,904
British National Grid northing
401,452

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Barnsley · E08000038
Electoral ward
Rockingham · E05016583
Parish or community
E43000251
Westminster constituency
Barnsley South · E14001075
Output area
E00037487
Lower layer super output area
Barnsley 028B · E01007397
Middle layer super output area
Barnsley 028 · E02001536

Postcode source versions

Explore S74

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. West Meadows Primary School

    Academy converter

    936 m

  2. Kirk Balk Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. Birdwell Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,303
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 402
  • Anti social behaviour 179
  • Shoplifting 138
  • Criminal damage and arson 109
  • Vehicle crime 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
40%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
40%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
40%
Gigabit-capable
40%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
40%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

9

within 5 km

  • HOYLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85022

    1.8 km

  • WALDERSLADE SURGERY

    HIGH CROFT, HOYLAND, BARNSLEY, S74 9AF

    ODS code C85008

    1.8 km

  • THE DOVE VALLEY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85007

    2.3 km

  • ASHVILLE MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    OAKS PARK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, THORNTON ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 3NE

    ODS code C85003

    3.9 km

  • THE KAKOTY PRACTICE

    170 SHEFFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY, S70 4NW

    ODS code C85009

    4.3 km

  • WOMBWELL MEDICAL CENTRE PRACTICE

    GEORGE STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0DD

    ODS code C85030

    4.3 km

  • WOMBWELL GMS PRACTICE

    MAYFLOWER WAY, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, S73 0AJ

    ODS code C85013

    4.5 km

  • THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    124-126 PARK GROVE, BARNSLEY, S70 1QE

    ODS code C85019

    4.6 km

  • BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BURLEIGH STREET, BARNSLEY, S70 1DR

    ODS code C85017

    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

  • Kirk Balk/Hawshaw Lane

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.5 miles

  • Kirk Balk/Royston Hill

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.5 miles

  • Hoyland Road/Fearnley Road

    BCT · Hoyland Common

    0.6 miles

  • Hoyland Road/Stoney Croft

    BCT · Hoyland Common

    0.7 miles

  • West Street/Vernon Street

    BCT · Hoyland

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barnsley 028B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,245 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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
3
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 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. West Meadows Primary School is the nearest published school at 936 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,303 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 402 events.

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