S70 5SR postcode in Birdwell, Barnsley

S70 5SR is a postcode in Birdwell, in the Rockingham ward of Barnsley. It is in the Barnsley South parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since December 2000.

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 £180,000 Homes sold in S70 5, last 12 months. ▼ 10% on the year before Nearest station Elsecar 3.4 km in a straight line

Where S70 5SR is, and what is near it

Map of S70 5SR and what is near it Map of S70 5SR: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the S70 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. S70 5FA: also in S70 5S70 5FB: also in S70 5S70 5FD: also in S70 5S70 5FE: also in S70 5S70 5SS: also in S70 5S70 5ST: also in S70 5S70 5SU: also in S70 5S70 5SX: also in S70 5S70 5SY: also in S70 5S70 5SZ: also in S70 5S70 5TA: also in S70 5S70 5TB: also in S70 5S70 5TD: also in S70 5S70 5TE: also in S70 5S70 5TF: also in S70 5S70 5TG: also in S70 5S70 5TH: also in S70 5S70 5TJ: also in S70 5S70 5TL: also in S70 5S70 5TN: also in S70 5S70 5TQ: also in S70 5S70 5TR: also in S70 5S70 5TT: also in S70 5S70 5TU: also in S70 5S70 5TW: also in S70 5S70 5TX: also in S70 5S70 5TY: also in S70 5S70 5TZ: also in S70 5S70 5UA: also in S70 5S70 5UB: also in S70 5S70 5UD: also in S70 5S70 5UE: also in S70 5S70 5UF: also in S70 5S70 5UG: also in S70 5S70 5UH: also in S70 5S70 5UJ: also in S70 5S70 5UL: also in S70 5S70 5UN: also in S70 5S70 5UP: also in S70 5S70 5UQ: also in S70 5S70 5UR: also in S70 5S70 5US: also in S70 5S70 5UT: also in S70 5S70 5UU: also in S70 5S70 5UW: also in S70 5S70 5UX: also in S70 5S70 5XA: also in S70 5S70 5XF: also in S70 5S70 5XG: also in S70 5S70 5XH: also in S70 5S70 5XN: also in S70 5S70 5XP: also in S70 5S70 5XQ: also in S70 5S70 5XR: also in S70 5S70 5XS: also in S70 5S70 5XT: also in S70 5 School 800 mPark House School 1.3 km4 places, 1.7–3.4 kmGP 3.2 kmWombwell station 4.4 kmWorsbrough S70 5SR Map of S70 5SR and what is near it Map of S70 5SR: its centre point, with the 260 other postcodes in the S70 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 800 mGP 3.2 kmWombwell station 4.4 kmWorsbrough S70 5SR
  • S70 5SR
  • Other postcodes in S70 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.5025, longitude -1.4781)

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 5SR?

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 5SR?

Every home and business at S70 5SR 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 5SR?

BinDayBuddy has not read Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for S70 5SR today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for S70 5SR 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 5SR 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 5SR.

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 5SR: 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 5SR 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 5SR?

Homes in S70 5 sold for a typical £180,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 74 sales, down 10% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£180,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£199,973
12 months to August 2026
£180,000

▼ down 10% on the 12 months before

Detached£253,750 14 sales
Semi-detached£190,000 33 sales
Terraced£145,000 26 sales
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 5SR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in S70 5SR 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 5SR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,070 homes in the neighbourhood around S70 5SR. Over half of them (58%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (29%). 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 5SR

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 £3,360 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,551.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 620 (58%)£1,551
Band Babout 170 (16%)£1,809
Band Cabout 70 (7%)£2,068
Band Dabout 140 (13%)£2,326
Band Eabout 60 (6%)£2,843
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,360
Band Gwithheld£3,877
Band Hfewer than 5£4,652

When the homes were built

  1. 29% Before 1900
  2. 20% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 21% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

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 5SR is in (ONS area E01007399), 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 5SR?

The nearest open schools to S70 5SR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S70 5SR, 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 5SR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S70 5SR is Elsecar Rail Station, 3.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Elsecar Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Wombwell Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sheffield Road/The Walk, 90 m away.

More stations near S70 5SR, 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 5SR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S70 5SR, 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 5SR?

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S70 5SR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 300 mWalk
  • Barnsley Supercharger Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 150 kW 1.6 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 5SR?

The nearest to the centre of S70 5SR, 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 5SR?

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 5SR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S70 5SR, 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 5SR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S70 5SR, 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 5SR?

The nearest vets to the centre of S70 5SR 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 5SR in a conservation area?

The centre of S70 5SR 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 5SR?

Police.uk records 64 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S70 5SR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences19 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Public order8 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Other theft4 reports

Also: other crime 4, shoplifting 2, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 5SR

Ward
Rockingham
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Birdwell
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2000

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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