DN5 postcode area guide — Barnsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DN5 postcode district in Barnsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DN5
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
79.7%
Gigabit-capable
79%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the DN5 postcode district (Barnsley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 964 postcodes Ofcom measures in DN5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79%.
Around 0.1% of premises in DN5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DN5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DN5 0AA | 100% | 82.1% |
| DN5 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| DN5 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| DN5 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| DN5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| DN5 0AP | 87.5% | 81.3% |
| DN5 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| DN5 0AR | 100% | 50% |
| DN5 0AT | 97.8% | 77.8% |
| DN5 0AW | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Barnsley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Barnsley district (120,773 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
74.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
95%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DN5
Police recorded 167 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DN5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 38 | 22.8% |
| Shoplifting | 37 | 22.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 34 | 20.4% |
| Public order | 13 | 7.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 11 | 6.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 5.4% |
| Burglary | 5 | 3.0% |
| Other crime | 5 | 3.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DN5
Based on 448 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DN5 is £170,000, down 1.2% on the previous year (£172,000).
Detached
£310,000
97 sales
Semi-detached
£174,000
222 sales
Terraced
£115,000
121 sales
Flat / maisonette
£85,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in DN5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £70,000 | Terraced | New Street | DN5 0AZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Langthwaite Road | DN5 9DS |
| 15 May 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Newbold Terrace | DN5 8HR |
| 13 May 2026 | £435,000 | Other | Colchester Court | DN5 8NT |
| 11 May 2026 | £172,500 | Semi-detached | Main Street | DN5 7SL |
| 8 May 2026 | £72,000 | Terraced | Bentley Road | DN5 9TG |
| 8 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Hunt Lane | DN5 9SE |
| 8 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Ansult Court | DN5 0GA |
| 8 May 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | Garden Lane | DN5 7SN |
| 8 May 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached | Arksey Lane | DN5 0RR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Barnsley demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Barnsley district (244,572 residents, 108,053 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.3% |
| 15–29 | 22.5% |
| 30–44 | 18.3% |
| 45–64 | 21.4% |
| 65+ | 19.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.3% |
| Private rented | 17.5% |
| Social rented | 4.2% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DN5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,425 | DN5 7UB |
| Don Valley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,093 | DN5 9DD |
| Bentley High Street Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 439 | DN5 0AA |
| Richmond Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 414 | DN5 7SB |
| Scawsby Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 355 | DN5 8NQ |
| Kirkby Avenue Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 347 | DN5 9TF |
| Scawsby Saltersgate Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 308 | DN5 8NQ |
| Scawthorpe Sunnyfields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 302 | DN5 9EW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DN5
229 rated food businesses operate in DN5. 156 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 10 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: After School Club, AJ's Cafe, Aldi, Amersall Convenience Store, Amersall Court.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DN5
From a sample of 184 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DN5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 26% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
26%
Band D
59%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Barnsley
Landlines around DN5 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.