S72 8NA postcode in Cudworth and Shafton, Barnsley

S72 8NA 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 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 at S72 8NA can get it Across Barnsley: 91% Typical price £170,000 Homes sold in S72 8, last 12 months. ▲ 6.3% on the year before Nearest station Barnsley 5.2 km in a straight line

Where S72 8NA is, and what is near it

Map of S72 8NA and what is near it Map of S72 8NA: its centre point, with the 323 other postcodes in the S72 8 sector, 4 schools (3 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 7 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. S72 8AJ: also in S72 8S72 8AY: also in S72 8S72 8BT: also in S72 8S72 8FE: also in S72 8S72 8FH: also in S72 8S72 8FN: also in S72 8S72 8GF: also in S72 8S72 8GZ: also in S72 8S72 8JN: also in S72 8S72 8JP: also in S72 8S72 8JR: 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 8NB: also in S72 8S72 8ND: also in S72 8S72 8RP: also in S72 8S72 8SN: also in S72 8S72 8SS: 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 8TW: 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 8WR: also in S72 8S72 8WT: also in S72 8S72 8XY: also in S72 8 Bus stop 400 mSchool 900 m2 GP practices, 2.3 kmSchool 2.6 kmCudworth and Shafton S72 8NA Map of S72 8NA and what is near it Map of S72 8NA: its centre point, with the 323 other postcodes in the S72 8 sector, 4 schools (3 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 7 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Bus stop 400 mSchool 900 mCudworth S72 8NA
  • S72 8NA
  • Other postcodes in S72 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 53.5800, longitude -1.4115)

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 8NA?

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 8NA?

Every home and business at S72 8NA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

S72 8NA 100% Barnsley 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

S72 8NA 100% Barnsley Over 99%
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 8NA?

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

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

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 8NA: 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 8NA 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 8NA?

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
£160,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ 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

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

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 8NA

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in S72 8NA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 December 2025. 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 8NA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around S72 8NA. Over half of them (67%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (35%). 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 8NA

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 500 (67%)£1,551
Band Babout 110 (15%)£1,809
Band Cabout 100 (13%)£2,068
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,326
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,843
Band Ffewer than 5£3,360
Band Gfewer than 5£3,877
Band Hwithheld£4,652

When the homes were built

  1. 22% Before 1900
  2. 35% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 8NA is in (ONS area E01007345), 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 8NA?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of S72 8NA is Barnsley Rail Station, 5.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Barnsley Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
  • Fitzwilliam Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pontefract Road/Intake Lane, 169 m away.

More stations near S72 8NA, 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 8NA?

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

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of S72 8NA 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 8NA?

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

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 8NA?

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

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

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

The centre of S72 8NA 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 8NA?

Police.uk records 97 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S72 8NA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences35 reports
Anti-social behaviour19 reports
Public order9 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Vehicle crime7 reports
Burglary5 reports

Also: shoplifting 4, other theft 3, drugs 3, other crime 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 8NA

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
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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

S72 8LY40 mS72 8WR80 mS72 8GZ100 mS72 8NB100 mS72 8BT100 mS72 8TD130 m
All of S72

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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