S72 8WR
The median sold price for the postcode S72 8WR is around £88,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 242 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around S72 8WR (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 £105,000 – £220,000
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 S72 8, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£160,000(161 sales)
- Terraced£119,500(122 sales)
- Detached£273,000(83 sales)
- Flat£71,250(8 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
S72 8WR median £88,000 (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: 1.6× the typical Barnsley neighbourhood
- Crime: 2.2× 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 44.1% of premises in S72 8WR, 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 | 44.1% | 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 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 78% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Barnsley: more deprived than 58% of its 148 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment3of 10
- Crime2of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (68%). 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 730 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A68%
- Band B15%
- Band C14%
- Band D4%
- Band E1%
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- 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
- Cherry Dale Primary School0.2 miles (390 m)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
- Churchfield Primary School0.3 miles (420 m)Ofsted, June 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Churchfield Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Birkwood Primary School0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, December 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Nearest secondary schools
- Outwood Academy Shafton0.6 miles (940 m)Ofsted, May 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Outwood Academy Carlton1.6 miles (2.5 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2024: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Outwood Academy Carlton (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School1.9 miles (3.0 km)Ofsted, April 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Requires improvement
Public transport
The nearest station to S72 8WR is Barnsley Rail Station, 3.2 miles (5.2 km) away in a straight line. There are 7 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 3.2 miles (5.2 km)Barnsley Rail Station
- 3.9 miles (6.3 km)Fitzwilliam Rail Station
- 4.3 miles (7.0 km)Wombwell 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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