S70 6AN
The median sold price for the postcode S70 6AN is around £110,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 176 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around S70 6AN (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 £75,000 – £200,000
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 S70 6, last 24 months.
- Terraced£115,000(163 sales)
- Semi-detached£185,000(70 sales)
- Detached£311,750(32 sales)
- Flat£95,000(27 sales)
S70 6AN median £110,000 (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: 1.2× the typical Barnsley neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.6× 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 S70 6AN, 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 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 83% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Barnsley: more deprived than 66% of its 148 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment3of 10
- Crime1of 10
- Living environment1of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (71%). 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 A in Barnsley: £1,550.64 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 910 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A71%
- Band B18%
- Band C9%
- Band D1%
- Band E–
- Band F0%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
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
- Shawlands Primary School0.2 miles (250 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, July 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Shawlands Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Joseph Locke Primary School0.2 miles (250 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Joseph Locke Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School0.2 miles (280 m)Ofsted, November 2019: GoodLater ungraded inspection, November 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Trinity Academy St. Edwards0.4 miles (690 m)Ofsted, May 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Trinity Academy St. Edwards (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Horizon Community College0.6 miles (1.0 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2023: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextOfsted reports for Horizon Community College (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Barnsley Academy1.7 miles (2.8 km)Ofsted, January 2020: GoodLater ungraded inspection, January 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Barnsley Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to S70 6AN is Barnsley Rail Station, 0.6 miles (1.0 km) away in a straight line. There are 14 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.6 miles (1.0 km)Barnsley Rail Station
- 1.8 miles (2.9 km)Dodworth Rail Station
- 3.2 miles (5.2 km)Silkstone Common 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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