S70 2HS postcode in Barnsley, England

S70 2HS is a postcode in Barnsley, in the Central ward. It is in the Barnsley North parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since September 1981. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Barnsley: 91% Typical price £130,000 Homes sold in S70 2, last 12 months. ▼ 20% on the year before Nearest station Barnsley 550 m in a straight line

Where S70 2HS is, and what is near it

Map of S70 2HS and what is near it Map of S70 2HS: its centre point, with the 133 other postcodes in the S70 2 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), 14 bus stops and 6 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. S70 2AB: also in S70 2S70 2AE: also in S70 2S70 2AG: also in S70 2S70 2AH: also in S70 2S70 2AL: also in S70 2S70 2AP: also in S70 2S70 2AS: also in S70 2S70 2AT: also in S70 2S70 2AU: also in S70 2S70 2AX: also in S70 2S70 2AY: also in S70 2S70 2BB: also in S70 2S70 2BD: also in S70 2S70 2BG: also in S70 2S70 2BH: also in S70 2S70 2BJ: also in S70 2S70 2BN: also in S70 2S70 2BP: also in S70 2S70 2BQ: also in S70 2S70 2BS: also in S70 2S70 2BT: also in S70 2S70 2BU: also in S70 2S70 2BW: also in S70 2S70 2BX: also in S70 2S70 2BY: also in S70 2S70 2BZ: also in S70 2S70 2DA: also in S70 2S70 2DB: also in S70 2S70 2DD: also in S70 2S70 2DG: also in S70 2S70 2DJ: also in S70 2S70 2DL: also in S70 2S70 2DQ: also in S70 2S70 2DR: also in S70 2S70 2DX: also in S70 2S70 2ED: also in S70 2S70 2EE: also in S70 2S70 2EG: also in S70 2S70 2EJ: also in S70 2S70 2EP: also in S70 2S70 2EQ: also in S70 2S70 2EU: also in S70 2S70 2EX: also in S70 2S70 2EY: also in S70 2S70 2EZ: also in S70 2S70 2FA: also in S70 2S70 2FL: also in S70 2S70 2HA: also in S70 2S70 2HG: also in S70 2S70 2HJ: also in S70 2S70 2HL: also in S70 2S70 2HP: also in S70 2S70 2HT: also in S70 2S70 2HW: also in S70 2S70 2HX: also in S70 2S70 2HZ: also in S70 2S70 2JB: also in S70 2S70 2JJ: also in S70 2S70 2JL: also in S70 2S70 2JN: also in S70 2S70 2JP: also in S70 2S70 2JR: also in S70 2S70 2JT: also in S70 2S70 2JW: also in S70 2S70 2LA: also in S70 2S70 2LB: also in S70 2S70 2LD: also in S70 2S70 2LF: also in S70 2S70 2LG: also in S70 2S70 2LN: also in S70 2S70 2LP: also in S70 2S70 2LS: also in S70 2S70 2LT: also in S70 2S70 2LW: also in S70 2S70 2LY: also in S70 2S70 2LZ: also in S70 2S70 2NA: also in S70 2S70 2NB: also in S70 2S70 2ND: also in S70 2S70 2NE: also in S70 2S70 2NF: also in S70 2S70 2NG: also in S70 2S70 2NH: also in S70 2S70 2NJ: also in S70 2S70 2NL: also in S70 2S70 2NN: also in S70 2S70 2NP: also in S70 2S70 2NQ: also in S70 2S70 2NR: also in S70 2S70 2NT: also in S70 2S70 2NU: also in S70 2S70 2NW: also in S70 2S70 2NX: also in S70 2S70 2NZ: also in S70 2S70 2PA: also in S70 2S70 2PB: also in S70 2S70 2PD: also in S70 2S70 2PE: also in S70 2S70 2PG: also in S70 2S70 2PH: also in S70 2S70 2PL: also in S70 2S70 2PS: also in S70 2S70 2PX: also in S70 2S70 2PY: also in S70 2S70 2QE: also in S70 2S70 2QN: also in S70 2S70 2QP: also in S70 2S70 2QT: also in S70 2S70 2QX: also in S70 2S70 2RA: also in S70 2S70 2RD: also in S70 2S70 2RE: also in S70 2S70 2RF: also in S70 2S70 2RH: also in S70 2S70 2RJ: also in S70 2S70 2RL: also in S70 2S70 2RN: also in S70 2S70 2RP: also in S70 2S70 2RQ: also in S70 2S70 2RS: also in S70 2S70 2SA: also in S70 2S70 2SB: also in S70 2S70 2SH: also in S70 2S70 2SR: also in S70 2S70 2ST: also in S70 2S70 2SW: also in S70 2S70 2SX: also in S70 2 GP 900 m2 places, 1.3–3.4 kmBarnsley S70 2HS Map of S70 2HS and what is near it Map of S70 2HS: its centre point, with the 133 other postcodes in the S70 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 14 bus stops and 6 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Central S70 2HS
  • S70 2HS
  • Other postcodes in S70 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • 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 53.5562, longitude -1.4847)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after S70 2HS?

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 S70 2HS?

None of the homes and businesses at S70 2HS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Barnsley: 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% can get it

Barnsley: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Barnsley.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 S70 2HS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for S70 2HS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for S70 2HS 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 S70 2HS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include S70 2HS.

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 S70 2HS: 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 S70 2HS 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 S70 2HS?

Homes in S70 2 sold for a typical £130,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 15 sales, down 20% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£130,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£162,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 20% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £145,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £86,500 6 sales

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

Across the whole S70 district: a typical £160,000 from 382 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 S70 2HS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in S70 2HS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near S70 2HS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around S70 2HS. Over half of them (73%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (60%). 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 S70 2HS

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 £2,843 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,551.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 660 (73%)£1,551
Band Babout 150 (17%)£1,809
Band Cabout 60 (7%)£2,068
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,326
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,843
Band Fwithheld£3,360
Band Gwithheld£3,877
Band Hfewer than 5£4,652

When the homes were built

  1. 60% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 12% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 S70 2HS is in (ONS area E01007336), 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 S70 2HS?

The nearest open schools to S70 2HS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S70 2HS, 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 S70 2HS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S70 2HS is Barnsley Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Barnsley Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Dodworth Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church Lane/Church Street, 82 m away.

More stations near S70 2HS, 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 S70 2HS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S70 2HS, 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 S70 2HS?

6 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S70 2HS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge Charging point · 4 chargers 200 mWalk
  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 2 chargers 200 mWalk
  • Shell Recharge Charging point · 4 chargers 250 mWalk

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 S70 2HS?

The nearest to the centre of S70 2HS, 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 S70 2HS?

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 S70 2HS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S70 2HS, 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 S70 2HS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S70 2HS, 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 S70 2HS?

The nearest vets to the centre of S70 2HS 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 S70 2HS in a conservation area?

The centre of S70 2HS is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 S70 2HS?

Police.uk records 583 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S70 2HS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences182 reports
Anti-social behaviour106 reports
Shoplifting65 reports
Public order56 reports
Criminal damage and arson52 reports
Other theft40 reports

Also: burglary 23, drugs 18, vehicle crime 13, other crime 13, robbery 6, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 2.

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 S70 2HS

Ward
Central
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Barnsley
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 1981

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

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All of S70

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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