S71 5BY postcode in Barnsley, England

S71 5BY 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 £185,000 Homes sold in S71 5, last 12 months. ▼ 5.1% on the year before Nearest station Wombwell 3.0 km in a straight line

Where S71 5BY is, and what is near it

Map of S71 5BY and what is near it Map of S71 5BY: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the S71 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A628A633A635 S71 5AA: also in S71 5S71 5AB: also in S71 5S71 5AD: also in S71 5S71 5AE: also in S71 5S71 5AF: also in S71 5S71 5AG: also in S71 5S71 5AH: also in S71 5S71 5AJ: also in S71 5S71 5AL: also in S71 5S71 5AN: also in S71 5S71 5AQ: also in S71 5S71 5AR: also in S71 5S71 5AS: also in S71 5S71 5AT: also in S71 5S71 5AU: also in S71 5S71 5AW: also in S71 5S71 5AX: also in S71 5S71 5AY: also in S71 5S71 5AZ: also in S71 5S71 5BA: also in S71 5S71 5BB: also in S71 5S71 5BD: also in S71 5S71 5BE: also in S71 5S71 5BG: also in S71 5S71 5BH: also in S71 5S71 5BJ: also in S71 5S71 5BL: also in S71 5S71 5BN: also in S71 5S71 5BP: also in S71 5S71 5BQ: also in S71 5S71 5BS: also in S71 5S71 5BT: also in S71 5S71 5BU: also in S71 5S71 5BW: also in S71 5S71 5BX: also in S71 5S71 5BZ: also in S71 5S71 5DA: also in S71 5S71 5DB: also in S71 5S71 5DD: also in S71 5S71 5DE: also in S71 5S71 5DF: also in S71 5S71 5DG: also in S71 5S71 5DH: also in S71 5S71 5DL: also in S71 5S71 5DN: also in S71 5S71 5DP: also in S71 5S71 5DQ: also in S71 5S71 5DR: also in S71 5S71 5DS: also in S71 5S71 5DT: also in S71 5S71 5DU: also in S71 5S71 5DW: also in S71 5S71 5DX: also in S71 5S71 5DY: also in S71 5S71 5DZ: also in S71 5S71 5EA: also in S71 5S71 5EB: also in S71 5S71 5ED: also in S71 5S71 5EE: also in S71 5S71 5EF: also in S71 5S71 5EH: also in S71 5S71 5EJ: also in S71 5S71 5EL: also in S71 5S71 5EN: also in S71 5S71 5EP: also in S71 5S71 5EQ: also in S71 5S71 5ER: also in S71 5S71 5ET: also in S71 5S71 5EW: also in S71 5S71 5EZ: also in S71 5S71 5FA: also in S71 5S71 5FE: also in S71 5S71 5FF: also in S71 5S71 5FG: also in S71 5S71 5FH: also in S71 5S71 5FJ: also in S71 5S71 5FN: also in S71 5S71 5FP: also in S71 5S71 5FQ: also in S71 5S71 5FR: also in S71 5S71 5FS: also in S71 5S71 5FT: also in S71 5S71 5FZ: also in S71 5S71 5HE: also in S71 5S71 5HF: also in S71 5S71 5HH: also in S71 5S71 5HJ: also in S71 5S71 5HL: also in S71 5S71 5HR: also in S71 5S71 5HS: also in S71 5S71 5LN: also in S71 5S71 5LP: also in S71 5S71 5LR: also in S71 5S71 5LS: also in S71 5S71 5LT: also in S71 5S71 5LU: also in S71 5S71 5LX: also in S71 5S71 5LY: also in S71 5S71 5LZ: also in S71 5S71 5NA: also in S71 5S71 5NB: also in S71 5S71 5ND: also in S71 5S71 5NJ: also in S71 5S71 5NS: also in S71 5S71 5NT: also in S71 5S71 5NU: also in S71 5S71 5NX: also in S71 5S71 5PA: also in S71 5S71 5PB: also in S71 5S71 5PD: also in S71 5S71 5PG: also in S71 5S71 5PH: also in S71 5S71 5PJ: also in S71 5S71 5PN: also in S71 5S71 5PP: also in S71 5S71 5PR: also in S71 5S71 5PS: also in S71 5S71 5PT: also in S71 5S71 5PU: also in S71 5S71 5PW: also in S71 5S71 5PX: also in S71 5S71 5PY: also in S71 5S71 5PZ: also in S71 5S71 5QA: also in S71 5S71 5QB: also in S71 5S71 5QD: also in S71 5S71 5QE: also in S71 5S71 5QF: also in S71 5S71 5QG: also in S71 5S71 5QH: also in S71 5S71 5QJ: also in S71 5S71 5QN: also in S71 5S71 5QP: also in S71 5S71 5QQ: also in S71 5S71 5QR: also in S71 5S71 5QS: also in S71 5S71 5QT: also in S71 5S71 5QU: also in S71 5S71 5QW: also in S71 5S71 5QX: also in S71 5S71 5QY: also in S71 5S71 5QZ: also in S71 5S71 5RA: also in S71 5S71 5RB: also in S71 5S71 5RD: also in S71 5S71 5RE: also in S71 5S71 5RF: also in S71 5S71 5RG: also in S71 5S71 5UF: also in S71 5 Wombwell station 3.0 kmBarnsley station 3.5 kmMonk Bretton S71 5BY Map of S71 5BY and what is near it Map of S71 5BY: its centre point, with the 232 other postcodes in the S71 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Barnsley Academy 1.7 kmWest Riding Academy 2.1 kmWombwell station 3.0 kmMonk Bretton S71 5BY
  • S71 5BY
  • Other postcodes in S71 5: 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 53.5437, longitude -1.4275)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after S71 5BY?

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 S71 5BY?

Every home and business at S71 5BY 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.

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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 S71 5BY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for S71 5BY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 S71 5BY 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 S71 5BY.

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 S71 5BY: 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 S71 5BY 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 S71 5BY?

Homes in S71 5 sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, down 5.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£185,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£195,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £260,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £180,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £144,250 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £95,000 6 sales

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

Across the whole S71 district: a typical £175,000 from 451 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 S71 5BY

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in S71 5BY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 May 2026. The middle price was £182,500, from £178,000 to £235,000. Across S71 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £185,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near S71 5BY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around S71 5BY. Over half of them (66%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (42%). 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 S71 5BY

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 B, the most common, is £1,809.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (18%)£1,551
Band Babout 430 (66%)£1,809
Band Cabout 70 (11%)£2,068
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,326
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,843
Band Ffewer than 5£3,360
Band Gfewer than 5£3,877
Band Hfewer than 5£4,652

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 42% 1945 to 1964
  5. 34% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 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 S71 5BY is in (ONS area E01007319), rounded by the VOA.

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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 S71 5BY?

The nearest open schools to S71 5BY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S71 5BY, 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 S71 5BY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S71 5BY is Wombwell Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Wombwell Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Barnsley Rail Station Railway station 3.5 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 Doncaster Road/Christ Church, 254 m away.

More stations near S71 5BY, 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 S71 5BY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S71 5BY, 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 S71 5BY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of S71 5BY on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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

Which dentists are near S71 5BY?

The nearest to the centre of S71 5BY, 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 S71 5BY?

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 S71 5BY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S71 5BY, 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 S71 5BY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S71 5BY, 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 S71 5BY?

The nearest vets to the centre of S71 5BY 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 S71 5BY in a conservation area?

The centre of S71 5BY 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 S71 5BY?

Police.uk records 128 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S71 5BY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour47 reports
Violence and sexual offences34 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Public order7 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports

Also: other theft 5, possession of weapons 3, other crime 3, burglary 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 S71 5BY

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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