S72 8FA postcode in Cudworth and Shafton, Barnsley

S72 8FA is a postcode in Cudworth and Shafton, in the Cudworth ward of Barnsley. It is in the Barnsley North parliamentary constituency and the South Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since April 2015.

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 70% of homes and businesses can get it. Barnsley: 91% Typical price £170,000 Homes sold in S72 8, last 12 months. ▲ 6.3% on the year before Nearest station Fitzwilliam 5.6 km in a straight line

Where S72 8FA is, and what is near it

Map of S72 8FA and what is near it Map of S72 8FA: its centre point, with the 323 other postcodes in the S72 8 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 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S72 8AA: also in S72 8S72 8AB: also in S72 8S72 8AD: also in S72 8S72 8AE: also in S72 8S72 8AF: also in S72 8S72 8AG: also in S72 8S72 8AH: also in S72 8S72 8AJ: also in S72 8S72 8AL: also in S72 8S72 8AN: also in S72 8S72 8AP: also in S72 8S72 8AQ: also in S72 8S72 8AR: also in S72 8S72 8AS: also in S72 8S72 8AU: also in S72 8S72 8AW: also in S72 8S72 8AX: also in S72 8S72 8AY: also in S72 8S72 8BA: also in S72 8S72 8BB: also in S72 8S72 8BD: also in S72 8S72 8BE: also in S72 8S72 8BG: also in S72 8S72 8BH: also in S72 8S72 8BL: also in S72 8S72 8BN: also in S72 8S72 8BP: also in S72 8S72 8BQ: also in S72 8S72 8BS: also in S72 8S72 8BT: also in S72 8S72 8BU: also in S72 8S72 8BW: also in S72 8S72 8EN: also in S72 8S72 8ER: also in S72 8S72 8ES: also in S72 8S72 8ET: also in S72 8S72 8EU: also in S72 8S72 8EW: also in S72 8S72 8FE: also in S72 8S72 8FG: also in S72 8S72 8FH: also in S72 8S72 8FL: also in S72 8S72 8FN: also in S72 8S72 8GF: also in S72 8S72 8GJ: also in S72 8S72 8GL: also in S72 8S72 8GQ: also in S72 8S72 8GR: also in S72 8S72 8GY: also in S72 8S72 8GZ: also in S72 8S72 8JJ: also in S72 8S72 8JL: also in S72 8S72 8JN: also in S72 8S72 8JP: also in S72 8S72 8JR: also in S72 8S72 8JS: also in S72 8S72 8JW: also in S72 8S72 8LJ: also in S72 8S72 8LN: also in S72 8S72 8LP: also in S72 8S72 8LS: also in S72 8S72 8LT: also in S72 8S72 8LU: also in S72 8S72 8LW: also in S72 8S72 8LX: also in S72 8S72 8LY: also in S72 8S72 8LZ: also in S72 8S72 8NA: also in S72 8S72 8NB: also in S72 8S72 8ND: also in S72 8S72 8NE: also in S72 8S72 8NF: also in S72 8S72 8NG: also in S72 8S72 8NH: also in S72 8S72 8NJ: also in S72 8S72 8NL: also in S72 8S72 8NP: also in S72 8S72 8NQ: also in S72 8S72 8NS: also in S72 8S72 8NW: also in S72 8S72 8NY: also in S72 8S72 8NZ: also in S72 8S72 8PE: also in S72 8S72 8PR: also in S72 8S72 8PS: also in S72 8S72 8PT: also in S72 8S72 8PU: also in S72 8S72 8PX: also in S72 8S72 8PY: also in S72 8S72 8PZ: also in S72 8S72 8QA: also in S72 8S72 8QB: also in S72 8S72 8QD: also in S72 8S72 8QE: also in S72 8S72 8QF: also in S72 8S72 8QG: also in S72 8S72 8QH: also in S72 8S72 8QJ: also in S72 8S72 8QL: also in S72 8S72 8QP: also in S72 8S72 8QQ: also in S72 8S72 8QR: also in S72 8S72 8QS: also in S72 8S72 8QT: also in S72 8S72 8QW: also in S72 8S72 8QX: also in S72 8S72 8QY: also in S72 8S72 8QZ: also in S72 8S72 8RA: also in S72 8S72 8RB: also in S72 8S72 8RD: also in S72 8S72 8RE: also in S72 8S72 8RF: also in S72 8S72 8RP: also in S72 8S72 8SN: also in S72 8S72 8SP: also in S72 8S72 8SS: also in S72 8S72 8ST: also in S72 8S72 8SU: also in S72 8S72 8SW: also in S72 8S72 8SY: also in S72 8S72 8TD: also in S72 8S72 8TE: also in S72 8S72 8TF: also in S72 8S72 8TG: also in S72 8S72 8TH: also in S72 8S72 8TJ: also in S72 8S72 8TL: also in S72 8S72 8TN: also in S72 8S72 8TP: also in S72 8S72 8TQ: also in S72 8S72 8TR: also in S72 8S72 8TS: also in S72 8S72 8TT: also in S72 8S72 8TU: also in S72 8S72 8TW: also in S72 8S72 8TX: also in S72 8S72 8TY: also in S72 8S72 8TZ: also in S72 8S72 8UA: also in S72 8S72 8UB: also in S72 8S72 8UD: also in S72 8S72 8UE: also in S72 8S72 8UF: also in S72 8S72 8UG: also in S72 8S72 8UH: also in S72 8S72 8UQ: also in S72 8S72 8WA: also in S72 8S72 8WB: also in S72 8S72 8WD: also in S72 8S72 8WE: also in S72 8S72 8WF: also in S72 8S72 8WG: also in S72 8S72 8WH: also in S72 8S72 8WJ: also in S72 8S72 8WL: also in S72 8S72 8WN: also in S72 8S72 8WP: also in S72 8S72 8WR: also in S72 8S72 8WT: also in S72 8S72 8XL: also in S72 8S72 8XY: also in S72 8S72 8YE: also in S72 8 2 GP practices, 2.4 kmSchool 2.6 kmFitzwilliam station 5.6 kmCudworth and Shafton S72 8FA Map of S72 8FA and what is near it Map of S72 8FA: its centre point, with the 323 other postcodes in the S72 8 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 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 GP practices, 2.4 kmSchool 2.6 kmCudworth and Shafton S72 8FA
  • S72 8FA
  • Other postcodes in S72 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5863, longitude -1.4089)

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 S72 8FA?

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 S72 8FA?

Every home and business at S72 8FA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 70% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)70% 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 S72 8FA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for S72 8FA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for S72 8FA 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 S72 8FA 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 S72 8FA.

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 S72 8FA: 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 S72 8FA 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 S72 8FA?

Homes in S72 8 sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 148 sales, up 6.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£160,000
12 months to August 2026
£170,000

▲ up 6.3% on the 12 months before

Detached£277,500 40 sales
Semi-detached£169,000 66 sales
Terraced£130,000 37 sales
Flat or maisonette£77,500 5 sales

Across the whole S72 district: a typical £168,000 from 280 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 S72 8FA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in S72 8FA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 March 2024. 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 S72 8FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around S72 8FA. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). 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 S72 8FA

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 230 (39%)£1,551
Band Babout 110 (19%)£1,809
Band Cabout 140 (24%)£2,068
Band Dabout 80 (14%)£2,326
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,843
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,360
Band Gfewer than 5£3,877
Band Hfewer than 5£4,652

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 14% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 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 S72 8FA is in (ONS area E01007342), 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 S72 8FA?

The nearest open schools to S72 8FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S72 8FA, 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 S72 8FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S72 8FA is Fitzwilliam Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Fitzwilliam Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Barnsley Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

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 Pontefract Road/Sunningdale Drive, 12 m away.

More stations near S72 8FA, 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 S72 8FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S72 8FA, 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 S72 8FA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of S72 8FA 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.

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 S72 8FA?

The nearest to the centre of S72 8FA, 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 S72 8FA?

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 S72 8FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S72 8FA, 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 S72 8FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S72 8FA, 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 S72 8FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of S72 8FA 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 S72 8FA in a conservation area?

The centre of S72 8FA 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 S72 8FA?

Police.uk records 79 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S72 8FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences26 reports
Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Public order9 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Vehicle crime6 reports
Burglary4 reports

Also: shoplifting 4, other crime 3, other theft 2, robbery 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 S72 8FA

Ward
Cudworth
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Cudworth and Shafton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
April 2015

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

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S72 8ET80 mS72 8AS80 mS72 8EU80 mS72 8AQ90 mS72 8AG100 mS72 8ER130 m
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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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