S72 9ET postcode in Barnsley, England

S72 9ET is a postcode in Barnsley, in the North East ward. 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 0% of homes and businesses at S72 9ET can get it Across Barnsley: 91% Typical price £200,000 Homes sold in S72 9, last 12 months. ▼ 9.1% on the year before Nearest station Moorthorpe 3.9 km in a straight line

Where S72 9ET is, and what is near it

Map of S72 9ET and what is near it Map of S72 9ET: its centre point, with the 143 other postcodes in the S72 9 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) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S72 9DX: also in S72 9S72 9DY: also in S72 9S72 9EA: also in S72 9S72 9EB: also in S72 9S72 9ED: also in S72 9S72 9EE: also in S72 9S72 9EF: also in S72 9S72 9EG: also in S72 9S72 9EH: also in S72 9S72 9EJ: also in S72 9S72 9EL: also in S72 9S72 9EN: also in S72 9S72 9EP: also in S72 9S72 9EQ: also in S72 9S72 9ER: also in S72 9S72 9ES: also in S72 9S72 9EU: also in S72 9S72 9EW: also in S72 9S72 9EX: also in S72 9S72 9EZ: also in S72 9S72 9FF: also in S72 9S72 9FG: also in S72 9S72 9FL: also in S72 9S72 9FR: also in S72 9S72 9HA: also in S72 9S72 9HF: also in S72 9S72 9HG: also in S72 9S72 9HJ: also in S72 9S72 9HL: also in S72 9S72 9HN: also in S72 9S72 9HT: also in S72 9S72 9HU: also in S72 9S72 9HW: also in S72 9S72 9HX: also in S72 9S72 9HY: also in S72 9S72 9HZ: also in S72 9S72 9JA: also in S72 9S72 9JD: also in S72 9S72 9JG: also in S72 9S72 9JH: also in S72 9S72 9JJ: also in S72 9S72 9JL: also in S72 9S72 9JN: also in S72 9S72 9JP: also in S72 9S72 9JQ: also in S72 9S72 9JW: also in S72 9S72 9LH: also in S72 9S72 9LN: also in S72 9S72 9LP: also in S72 9S72 9LR: also in S72 9S72 9LS: also in S72 9S72 9LT: also in S72 9S72 9LU: also in S72 9S72 9LX: also in S72 9 School 1.9 km3 GP practices, 2.2 kmSchool 2.5 kmMoorthorpe station 3.9 kmBrierley S72 9ET Map of S72 9ET and what is near it Map of S72 9ET: its centre point, with the 143 other postcodes in the S72 9 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) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 1.9–4.6 km3 GP practices, 2.2 kmSchool 2.5 kmNorth East S72 9ET
  • S72 9ET
  • Other postcodes in S72 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 53.5916, longitude -1.3640)

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 9ET?

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 9ET?

13% of the homes and businesses at S72 9ET can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

S72 9ET 0% Barnsley 91%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

S72 9ET 13% 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 9ET?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for S72 9ET.

Check the bin days for S72 9ET 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 9ET 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 9ET.

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 9ET: 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 9ET 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 9ET?

Homes in S72 9 sold for a typical £200,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 42 sales, down 9.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£200,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £280,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £195,000 18 sales
  • Terraced £135,000 11 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 9ET

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in S72 9ET 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 S72 9ET

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at S72 9ET. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near S72 9ET?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around S72 9ET. Over half of them (72%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (31%). 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 9ET

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 660 (72%)£1,551
Band Babout 50 (5%)£1,809
Band Cabout 150 (16%)£2,068
Band Dabout 50 (5%)£2,326
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,843
Band Fwithheld£3,360
Band Gwithheld£3,877
Band Hfewer than 5£4,652

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 27% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 19% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 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 S72 9ET is in (ONS area E01007328), 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 9ET?

The nearest open schools to S72 9ET, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S72 9ET, 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 9ET?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S72 9ET is Moorthorpe Rail Station, 3.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Moorthorpe Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Fitzwilliam Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Common Road/Brierley Common, 149 m away.

More stations near S72 9ET, 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 9ET?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S72 9ET, 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 9ET?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S72 9ET, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 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 S72 9ET?

The nearest to the centre of S72 9ET, 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 9ET?

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 9ET?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S72 9ET, 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 9ET?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S72 9ET, 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 9ET?

The nearest vets to the centre of S72 9ET 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 9ET in a conservation area?

The centre of S72 9ET is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 9ET?

Police.uk records 23 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S72 9ET in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Burglary2 reports
Public order1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 report

Also: bicycle theft 1, 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 9ET

Ward
North East
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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 9ES500 mS72 9EN600 mS72 9ER630 mS72 9EP650 mS72 9EU650 mS72 9EW680 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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