S36 8YW postcode in Oxspring, Barnsley

S36 8YW is a postcode in Oxspring, in the Penistone East ward of Barnsley. It is in the Penistone and Stocksbridge parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1997.

Flooding High flood risk 5 of 73 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at S36 8YW can get it Across Barnsley: 91% Typical price £336,500 Homes sold in S36 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Penistone 1.7 km in a straight line

Where S36 8YW is, and what is near it

Map of S36 8YW and what is near it Map of S36 8YW: its centre point, with the 79 other postcodes in the S36 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S36 8AG: also in S36 8S36 8AN: also in S36 8S36 8AP: also in S36 8S36 8AZ: also in S36 8S36 8BL: also in S36 8S36 8DH: also in S36 8S36 8EE: also in S36 8S36 8FN: also in S36 8S36 8WD: also in S36 8S36 8WE: also in S36 8S36 8WF: also in S36 8S36 8WG: also in S36 8S36 8WH: also in S36 8S36 8WJ: also in S36 8S36 8WZ: also in S36 8S36 8YA: also in S36 8S36 8YB: also in S36 8S36 8YD: also in S36 8S36 8YE: also in S36 8S36 8YF: also in S36 8S36 8YG: also in S36 8S36 8YH: also in S36 8S36 8YJ: also in S36 8S36 8YL: also in S36 8S36 8YN: also in S36 8S36 8YP: also in S36 8S36 8YQ: also in S36 8S36 8YT: also in S36 8S36 8YU: also in S36 8S36 8YX: also in S36 8S36 8YY: also in S36 8S36 8YZ: also in S36 8S36 8ZP: also in S36 8S36 8ZR: also in S36 8S36 8ZS: also in S36 8S36 8ZU: also in S36 8S36 8ZW: also in S36 8S36 8ZX: also in S36 8S36 8ZY: also in S36 8S36 8ZZ: also in S36 8 School 3.0 kmSilkstone Common station 3.0 km2 places, 4.0–4.5 kmPenistone East S36 8YW Map of S36 8YW and what is near it Map of S36 8YW: its centre point, with the 79 other postcodes in the S36 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 3.0 km2 places, 4.0–4.5 kmPenistone East S36 8YW
  • S36 8YW
  • Other postcodes in S36 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5183, longitude -1.6000)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after S36 8YW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at S36 8YW?

Every home and business at S36 8YW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

S36 8YW 100% Barnsley 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

S36 8YW 100% Barnsley Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at S36 8YW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for S36 8YW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for S36 8YW on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is S36 8YW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 73 homes and businesses at S36 8YW. 5 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

73 homes and businesses at S36 8YW High: 5Not in an area at risk: 68

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.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Barnsley

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for S36 8YW: 2,255 properties in Barnsley are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Barnsley

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of S36 8YW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near S36 8YW?

Homes in S36 8 sold for a typical £336,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, down 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£336,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£347,498 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £489,995 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £255,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £279,375 6 sales

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

Across the whole S36 district: a typical £220,000 from 355 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in S36 8YW

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in S36 8YW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 October 2025. The middle sale was £197,000, from £126,500 to £267,500. Across S36 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £336,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at S36 8YW

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at S36 8YW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near S36 8YW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around S36 8YW. The largest share of them, 19%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (20%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around S36 8YW

Band D in Barnsley for 2026‑27: £2,326. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,551 (band A) to £3,877 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,809.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (13%)£1,551
Band Babout 130 (19%)£1,809
Band Cabout 120 (18%)£2,068
Band Dabout 90 (13%)£2,326
Band Eabout 120 (18%)£2,843
Band Fabout 90 (13%)£3,360
Band Gabout 40 (6%)£3,877
Band Hfewer than 5£4,652

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Barnsley before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of S36 8YW is in (ONS area E01007422), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near S36 8YW?

The nearest open schools to S36 8YW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S36 8YW, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to S36 8YW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S36 8YW is Penistone Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Penistone Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Silkstone Common Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sheffield Road/East Road, 71 m away.

More stations near S36 8YW, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near S36 8YW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S36 8YW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near S36 8YW?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S36 8YW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 1 charger 2.0 kmCycle
  • Alfen Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • Alfen Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near S36 8YW?

The nearest to the centre of S36 8YW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to S36 8YW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near S36 8YW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S36 8YW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near S36 8YW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S36 8YW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near S36 8YW?

The nearest vets to the centre of S36 8YW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is S36 8YW in a conservation area?

The centre of S36 8YW is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near S36 8YW?

Police.uk records 9 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S36 8YW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Other theft2 reports
Other crime2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for S36 8YW

Ward
Penistone East
Parish
Oxspring
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Oxspring
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1997

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

S36 8ZY70 mS36 8ZW100 mS36 8ZX150 mS36 8ZZ160 mS36 8ZU170 mS36 8YG170 m
All of S36

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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