Royston, Barnsley

Royston, Barnsley is covered by postcode district S71. It is in the Barnsley council area, England.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Royston (Barnsley).

Every postcode in Royston, Barnsley, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Royston, Barnsley, by flood risk Of the 262 postcodes in Royston, Barnsley that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst, 4 are at low risk at worst and 246 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Royston, Barnsley. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S71 4AA: not on the flood risk listS71 4AB: not on the flood risk listS71 4AD: not on the flood risk listS71 4AE: not on the flood risk listS71 4AF: not on the flood risk listS71 4AG: not on the flood risk listS71 4AH: not on the flood risk listS71 4AJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4AL: not on the flood risk listS71 4AN: not on the flood risk listS71 4AP: not on the flood risk listS71 4AQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4AR: not on the flood risk listS71 4AS: not on the flood risk listS71 4AT: not on the flood risk listS71 4AU: not on the flood risk listS71 4AW: not on the flood risk listS71 4AX: not on the flood risk listS71 4AY: not on the flood risk listS71 4BB: not on the flood risk listS71 4BD: not on the flood risk listS71 4BF: not on the flood risk listS71 4BH: not on the flood risk listS71 4BJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4BL: not on the flood risk listS71 4BP: not on the flood risk listS71 4BQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4BS: not on the flood risk listS71 4BT: not on the flood risk listS71 4BW: not on the flood risk listS71 4BX: not on the flood risk listS71 4BY: not on the flood risk listS71 4BZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4DA: not on the flood risk listS71 4DB: not on the flood risk listS71 4DE: not on the flood risk listS71 4DF: not on the flood risk listS71 4DG: not on the flood risk listS71 4DH: not on the flood risk listS71 4DJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4DL: not on the flood risk listS71 4DN: not on the flood risk listS71 4DP: not on the flood risk listS71 4DQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4DR: not on the flood risk listS71 4DS: not on the flood risk listS71 4DT: not on the flood risk listS71 4DU: not on the flood risk listS71 4DW: not on the flood risk listS71 4DX: not on the flood risk listS71 4DY: not on the flood risk listS71 4DZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4EA: not on the flood risk listS71 4EB: not on the flood risk listS71 4EG: not on the flood risk listS71 4EH: not on the flood risk listS71 4EJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4EL: not on the flood risk listS71 4EN: not on the flood risk listS71 4EP: not on the flood risk listS71 4ER: not on the flood risk listS71 4ES: not on the flood risk listS71 4ET: not on the flood risk listS71 4EU: not on the flood risk listS71 4EW: not on the flood risk listS71 4EX: not on the flood risk listS71 4EY: not on the flood risk listS71 4EZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4FA: not on the flood risk listS71 4FB: not on the flood risk listS71 4FD: not on the flood risk listS71 4FE: not on the flood risk listS71 4FF: not on the flood risk listS71 4FG: not on the flood risk listS71 4FH: not on the flood risk listS71 4FJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4FL: not on the flood risk listS71 4FN: not on the flood risk listS71 4FP: not on the flood risk listS71 4FQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4FR: not on the flood risk listS71 4FS: not on the flood risk listS71 4FT: not on the flood risk listS71 4FU: not on the flood risk listS71 4FX: not on the flood risk listS71 4FY: not on the flood risk listS71 4FZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4GA: not on the flood risk listS71 4GB: not on the flood risk listS71 4GD: not on the flood risk listS71 4GE: not on the flood risk listS71 4GF: not on the flood risk listS71 4GG: not on the flood risk listS71 4GH: not on the flood risk listS71 4GJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4GL: not on the flood risk listS71 4GN: not on the flood risk listS71 4GP: not on the flood risk listS71 4HA: not on the flood risk listS71 4HB: not on the flood risk listS71 4HD: not on the flood risk listS71 4HE: not on the flood risk listS71 4HF: not on the flood risk listS71 4HG: not on the flood risk listS71 4HH: not on the flood risk listS71 4HJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4HL: not on the flood risk listS71 4HN: not on the flood risk listS71 4HP: not on the flood risk listS71 4HQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4HR: not on the flood risk listS71 4HS: not on the flood risk listS71 4HT: not on the flood risk listS71 4HU: not on the flood risk listS71 4HW: not on the flood risk listS71 4HX: not on the flood risk listS71 4HY: not on the flood risk listS71 4HZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4JA: not on the flood risk listS71 4JB: not on the flood risk listS71 4JD: not on the flood risk listS71 4JE: not on the flood risk listS71 4JF: not on the flood risk listS71 4JG: not on the flood risk listS71 4JH: not on the flood risk listS71 4JL: not on the flood risk listS71 4JN: not on the flood risk listS71 4JP: not on the flood risk listS71 4JR: not on the flood risk listS71 4JS: not on the flood risk listS71 4JT: not on the flood risk listS71 4JU: not on the flood risk listS71 4JW: not on the flood risk listS71 4JX: not on the flood risk listS71 4JY: not on the flood risk listS71 4JZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4LA: not on the flood risk listS71 4LB: not on the flood risk listS71 4LD: not on the flood risk listS71 4LE: not on the flood risk listS71 4LG: not on the flood risk listS71 4LH: not on the flood risk listS71 4LJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4LL: not on the flood risk listS71 4LN: not on the flood risk listS71 4LQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4LR: not on the flood risk listS71 4LS: not on the flood risk listS71 4LT: not on the flood risk listS71 4LU: not on the flood risk listS71 4LW: not on the flood risk listS71 4LX: not on the flood risk listS71 4LY: not on the flood risk listS71 4LZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4NA: not on the flood risk listS71 4NB: not on the flood risk listS71 4ND: not on the flood risk listS71 4NE: not on the flood risk listS71 4NF: not on the flood risk listS71 4NG: not on the flood risk listS71 4NH: not on the flood risk listS71 4NJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4NQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4NT: not on the flood risk listS71 4NU: not on the flood risk listS71 4NY: not on the flood risk listS71 4PA: not on the flood risk listS71 4PB: not on the flood risk listS71 4PD: not on the flood risk listS71 4PE: not on the flood risk listS71 4PF: not on the flood risk listS71 4PG: not on the flood risk listS71 4PH: not on the flood risk listS71 4PJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4PL: not on the flood risk listS71 4PP: not on the flood risk listS71 4PQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4PR: not on the flood risk listS71 4PT: not on the flood risk listS71 4PW: not on the flood risk listS71 4PX: not on the flood risk listS71 4PZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4QA: not on the flood risk listS71 4QB: not on the flood risk listS71 4QD: not on the flood risk listS71 4QE: not on the flood risk listS71 4QF: not on the flood risk listS71 4QG: not on the flood risk listS71 4QH: not on the flood risk listS71 4QJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4QL: not on the flood risk listS71 4QN: not on the flood risk listS71 4QP: not on the flood risk listS71 4QQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4QR: not on the flood risk listS71 4QS: not on the flood risk listS71 4QT: not on the flood risk listS71 4QU: not on the flood risk listS71 4QW: not on the flood risk listS71 4QX: not on the flood risk listS71 4QY: not on the flood risk listS71 4QZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4RA: not on the flood risk listS71 4RB: not on the flood risk listS71 4RD: not on the flood risk listS71 4RE: not on the flood risk listS71 4RF: not on the flood risk listS71 4RG: not on the flood risk listS71 4RH: not on the flood risk listS71 4RL: not on the flood risk listS71 4RN: not on the flood risk listS71 4RQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4RR: not on the flood risk listS71 4RS: not on the flood risk listS71 4RT: not on the flood risk listS71 4RU: not on the flood risk listS71 4RW: not on the flood risk listS71 4RX: not on the flood risk listS71 4RY: not on the flood risk listS71 4RZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4SA: not on the flood risk listS71 4SB: not on the flood risk listS71 4SD: not on the flood risk listS71 4SE: not on the flood risk listS71 4SF: not on the flood risk listS71 4SG: not on the flood risk listS71 4SH: not on the flood risk listS71 4SJ: not on the flood risk listS71 4SL: not on the flood risk listS71 4SN: not on the flood risk listS71 4SP: not on the flood risk listS71 4SQ: not on the flood risk listS71 4SR: not on the flood risk listS71 4SS: not on the flood risk listS71 4ST: not on the flood risk listS71 4SU: not on the flood risk listS71 4SW: not on the flood risk listS71 4SX: not on the flood risk listS71 4SY: not on the flood risk listS71 4SZ: not on the flood risk listS71 4TA: not on the flood risk listS71 4TB: not on the flood risk listS71 4TD: not on the flood risk listS71 4TE: not on the flood risk listS71 4TF: not on the flood risk listS71 4BA: low flood risk at worstS71 4FW: low flood risk at worstS71 4GQ: low flood risk at worstS71 4NR: low flood risk at worstS71 4NL: medium flood risk at worstS71 4PU: medium flood risk at worstS71 4AZ: high flood riskS71 4BU: high flood riskS71 4JJ: high flood riskS71 4JQ: high flood riskS71 4LF: high flood riskS71 4NN: high flood riskS71 4NP: high flood riskS71 4NS: high flood riskS71 4NW: high flood riskS71 4NX: high flood risk Royston, Barnsley 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to S71 4NP, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Royston, Barnsley, by flood risk Of the 262 postcodes in Royston, Barnsley that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst, 4 are at low risk at worst and 246 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Royston, Barnsley. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Royston, Barnsley 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to S71 4NP, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk
  • A home or business at high risk: 10
  • At medium risk at worst: 2
  • At low risk at worst: 4
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 246
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 262 postcodes in Royston, Barnsley that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 2 are at medium risk at worst, 4 are at low risk at worst and 246 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5995, longitude -1.4544. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Further out, not drawn

This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

What is it like to live in Royston, Barnsley?

Homes sold for a typical £186,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3% on the 12 months before. At 201 of the 262 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 90 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 16 of its 262 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Barnsley, 5.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Royston, Barnsley?

Homes in Royston, Barnsley sold for a typical £186,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, up 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£186,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£180,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £295,000 43 sales
  • Semi-detached £177,500 44 sales
  • Terraced £117,500 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole S71 district, Royston, Barnsley's main postcode district: a typical £175,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Royston, Barnsley: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Royston, Barnsley?

3 of the 262 postcodes now in use in Royston, Barnsley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 134 homes sold in Royston, Barnsley were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the S71 district, Under 1%.

The newest postcodes

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Royston, BarnsleyAcross the S71 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 123 (0%) 0 of 451 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 134 (0%) 5 of 558 (Under 1%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Royston, Barnsley?

Ofcom reports on 262 of the 262 postcodes in Royston, Barnsley. At 201 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit201 of 262
Postcodes where every home can get superfast257 of 262

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Royston, Barnsley at risk of flooding?

16 of the 262 postcodes in Royston, Barnsley have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 90 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 16 of 262 postcodes High: 76Medium: 14Low: 33

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Royston, Barnsley?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Royston, Barnsley. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Royston, Barnsley?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Royston, Barnsley is Barnsley Rail Station, 5.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnsley Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
  • Darton Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
  • Fitzwilliam Rail Station Railway station 6.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Royston, Barnsley?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Royston, Barnsley. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Royston, Barnsley safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,221 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Royston, Barnsley over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 104 September 2025
  2. 89 October 2025
  3. 72 November 2025
  4. 90 December 2025
  5. 94 January 2026
  6. 94 February 2026
  7. 118 March 2026
  8. 100 April 2026
  9. 128 May 2026
  10. 125 June 2026
  11. 103 July 2026
  12. 104 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences458 reports
Anti-social behaviour288 reports
Criminal damage and arson113 reports
Public order84 reports
Other theft57 reports
Other crime52 reports
Shoplifting45 reports
Vehicle crime42 reports

Also: burglary 38, drugs 20, robbery 12, possession of weapons 8, bicycle theft 3, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Royston, Barnsley?

Council
Barnsley
Parliamentary constituency
Barnsley North
Police force area
South Yorkshire
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
MP
Dan Jarvis (Labour)

All 262 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Royston, Barnsley postcodes

262 postcodes in use in Royston, Barnsley, by district:

That district is in the S postcode area.

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Places near Royston, Barnsley

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Royston, Barnsley's £186,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Questions about Royston, Barnsley

What is it like to live in Royston, Barnsley?
Homes sold for a typical £186,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3% on the 12 months before. At 201 of the 262 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 90 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 16 of its 262 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Barnsley, 5.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Royston, Barnsley?
Royston, Barnsley is covered by postcode district S71, across 262 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Royston, Barnsley in?
Royston, Barnsley is in the Barnsley council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Royston, Barnsley?
Royston, Barnsley is in the Barnsley North parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dan Jarvis (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Royston, Barnsley?
Homes in Royston, Barnsley sold for a typical £186,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, up 3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Royston, Barnsley?
In Royston, Barnsley, primary schools at its postcodes include Parkside Primary Academy, Royston St John Baptist CE Primary and Lift Meadstead; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Outwood Academy Carlton, 1.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Royston, Barnsley have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Royston, Barnsley is Barnsley, 5.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Royston, Barnsley?
Ofcom reports on 262 of the 262 postcodes in Royston, Barnsley. At 201 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Royston, Barnsley at risk of flooding?
16 of the 262 postcodes in Royston, Barnsley have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 90 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Royston, Barnsley?
3 of the 262 postcodes now in use in Royston, Barnsley came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 134 homes sold in Royston, Barnsley were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the S71 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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