S36 6BE
The median sold price for the postcode S36 6BE is around £168,975, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 78 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around S36 6BE (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £140,000 – £285,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across S36 6, last 24 months.
- Terraced£180,975(70 sales)
- Semi-detached£220,000(61 sales)
- Detached£328,500(48 sales)
- Flat£120,000(15 sales)
S36 6BE median £168,975 (12 months) vs the wider district £165,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 48% below the typical Barnsley neighbourhood
- Crime: 29% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Barnsley and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in S36 6BE, compared with 86.7% in England.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 7% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Barnsley: more deprived than 0% of its 148 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime9of 10
- Living environment10of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (30%). Average Band D in Barnsley is £2,325.96 for 2026/27.
That is 3% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Barnsley: £2,067.52 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 1,170 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A21%
- Band B17%
- Band C30%
- Band D21%
- Band E9%
- Band F1%
- Band G1%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School0.2 miles (340 m)Ofsted, July 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Springvale Primary School0.6 miles (910 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Springvale Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Thurlstone Primary School1.1 miles (1.8 km)Ofsted, June 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Thurlstone Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Penistone Grammar School0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Penistone Grammar School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Stocksbridge High School3.3 miles (5.2 km)Ofsted report card, May 2026 · Requires significant improvement
- Inclusion Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
- Achievement Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
- Leadership and governance Needs attention
- Safeguarding Met
- Scissett Middle School4.8 miles (7.8 km)Ofsted, October 2019: GoodLater ungraded inspection, February 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Scissett Middle School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to S36 6BE is Penistone Rail Station, 0.4 miles (580 m) away in a straight line. There are 12 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.4 miles (580 m)Penistone Rail Station
- 2.8 miles (4.5 km)Silkstone Common Rail Station
- 3.9 miles (6.2 km)Denby Dale Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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