S70 3PH postcode in Barnsley, England

S70 3PH is a postcode in Barnsley, in the Stairfoot ward. It is in the Barnsley South parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Barnsley: 91% Typical price £170,000 Homes sold in S70 3, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Barnsley 2.5 km in a straight line

Where S70 3PH is, and what is near it

Map of S70 3PH and what is near it Map of S70 3PH: its centre point, with the 194 other postcodes in the S70 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. S70 3AA: also in S70 3S70 3AB: also in S70 3S70 3AG: also in S70 3S70 3AR: also in S70 3S70 3AS: also in S70 3S70 3AT: also in S70 3S70 3AU: also in S70 3S70 3BF: also in S70 3S70 3BH: also in S70 3S70 3BJ: also in S70 3S70 3BL: also in S70 3S70 3BN: also in S70 3S70 3BP: also in S70 3S70 3BQ: also in S70 3S70 3BS: also in S70 3S70 3BW: also in S70 3S70 3DP: also in S70 3S70 3DR: also in S70 3S70 3DS: also in S70 3S70 3DT: also in S70 3S70 3DY: also in S70 3S70 3DZ: also in S70 3S70 3EA: also in S70 3S70 3EB: also in S70 3S70 3EJ: also in S70 3S70 3EL: also in S70 3S70 3EN: also in S70 3S70 3EP: also in S70 3S70 3ER: also in S70 3S70 3ES: also in S70 3S70 3ET: also in S70 3S70 3EW: also in S70 3S70 3EY: also in S70 3S70 3EZ: also in S70 3S70 3FA: also in S70 3S70 3FE: also in S70 3S70 3FH: also in S70 3S70 3FJ: also in S70 3S70 3FL: also in S70 3S70 3HA: also in S70 3S70 3HB: also in S70 3S70 3HD: also in S70 3S70 3HE: also in S70 3S70 3HF: also in S70 3S70 3HG: also in S70 3S70 3HH: also in S70 3S70 3HJ: also in S70 3S70 3HL: also in S70 3S70 3HN: also in S70 3S70 3HP: also in S70 3S70 3HQ: also in S70 3S70 3HR: also in S70 3S70 3HS: also in S70 3S70 3HT: also in S70 3S70 3HZ: also in S70 3S70 3JA: also in S70 3S70 3JB: also in S70 3S70 3JD: also in S70 3S70 3JE: also in S70 3S70 3JF: also in S70 3S70 3JG: also in S70 3S70 3JJ: also in S70 3S70 3JL: also in S70 3S70 3JN: also in S70 3S70 3JP: also in S70 3S70 3JQ: also in S70 3S70 3JS: also in S70 3S70 3JX: also in S70 3S70 3LA: also in S70 3S70 3LB: also in S70 3S70 3LD: also in S70 3S70 3LG: also in S70 3S70 3LH: also in S70 3S70 3NA: also in S70 3S70 3ND: also in S70 3S70 3NE: also in S70 3S70 3NG: also in S70 3S70 3NL: also in S70 3S70 3NN: also in S70 3S70 3NP: also in S70 3S70 3NT: also in S70 3S70 3NX: also in S70 3S70 3PA: also in S70 3S70 3PD: also in S70 3S70 3PE: also in S70 3S70 3PG: also in S70 3S70 3PJ: also in S70 3S70 3PN: also in S70 3S70 3PP: also in S70 3S70 3PS: also in S70 3S70 3PT: also in S70 3S70 3PU: also in S70 3S70 3PW: also in S70 3S70 3PX: also in S70 3S70 3PY: also in S70 3S70 3PZ: also in S70 3S70 3RD: also in S70 3S70 3RE: also in S70 3S70 3RG: also in S70 3S70 3RH: also in S70 3S70 3RJ: also in S70 3S70 3RL: also in S70 3S70 3RN: also in S70 3S70 3RQ: also in S70 3S70 3RS: also in S70 3S70 3RU: also in S70 3S70 3RX: also in S70 3 2 GP practices, 1.3 kmBarnsley station 2.5 kmWombwell station 3.6 kmStairfoot S70 3PH Map of S70 3PH and what is near it Map of S70 3PH: its centre point, with the 194 other postcodes in the S70 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 GP practices, 1.3 kmStairfoot S70 3PH
  • S70 3PH
  • Other postcodes in S70 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 53.5460, longitude -1.4423)

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 S70 3PH?

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 3PH?

Every home and business at S70 3PH can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Barnsley: 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% 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 3PH?

BinDayBuddy has not read Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for S70 3PH today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for S70 3PH 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 3PH 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 3PH.

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 3PH: 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 3PH 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 3PH?

Homes in S70 3 sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 61 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£170,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £250,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £172,500 30 sales
  • Terraced £161,500 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (4)

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 3PH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in S70 3PH 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

Food hygiene ratings at S70 3PH

The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at S70 3PH. 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 S70 3PH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around S70 3PH. Over half of them (80%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (52%). 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 3PH

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 £2,326 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,551.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 760 (80%)£1,551
Band Babout 60 (6%)£1,809
Band Cabout 100 (11%)£2,068
Band Dabout 30 (3%)£2,326
Band Ewithheld£2,843
Band Fwithheld£3,360
Band Gfewer than 5£3,877
Band Hwithheld£4,652

When the homes were built

  1. 52% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 24% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 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 S70 3PH is in (ONS area E01007322), 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 3PH?

The nearest open schools to S70 3PH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S70 3PH, 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 3PH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S70 3PH is Barnsley Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnsley Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Wombwell Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Doncaster Road/Gordon Street, 29 m away.

More stations near S70 3PH, 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 3PH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S70 3PH, 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 3PH?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S70 3PH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Market Gate Car Park Charging point · 8 chargers · Type 2 2.3 kmCycle
  • Be.EV Charging point · 11 chargers 2.8 kmCycle
  • Blink Charging point · 5 chargers 2.8 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 S70 3PH?

The nearest to the centre of S70 3PH, 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 3PH?

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 3PH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S70 3PH, 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 3PH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S70 3PH, 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 3PH?

The nearest vets to the centre of S70 3PH 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 3PH in a conservation area?

The centre of S70 3PH 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 S70 3PH?

Police.uk records 195 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S70 3PH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour63 reports
Violence and sexual offences57 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Public order11 reports
Other theft11 reports
Burglary7 reports

Also: vehicle crime 7, shoplifting 7, other crime 7, possession of weapons 3.

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 3PH

Ward
Stairfoot
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
January 1980

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

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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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