HD8 postcode area guide — Barnsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the HD8 postcode district in Barnsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in HD8
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the HD8 postcode district (Barnsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 907 postcodes Ofcom measures in HD8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.5%.
Around 0% of premises in HD8 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 HD8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| HD8 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| HD8 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| HD8 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| HD8 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| HD8 0AF | 100% | 92.3% |
| HD8 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| HD8 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| HD8 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| HD8 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| HD8 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 HD8
Police recorded 12 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HD8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 9 | 75.0% |
| Burglary | 1 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 8.3% |
| Other crime | 1 | 8.3% |
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 HD8
Based on 435 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HD8 is £259,000, down 3.0% on the previous year (£267,000).
Detached
£400,000
145 sales
Semi-detached
£244,000
117 sales
Terraced
£200,000
145 sales
Flat / maisonette
£94,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in HD8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £277,000 | Semi-detached | Warburton | HD8 9QP |
| 11 May 2026 | £273,000 | Terraced | Tithefields | HD8 0FX |
| 8 May 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Marsh Lane | HD8 8AQ |
| 7 May 2026 | £259,000 | Terraced | Birkhead Close | HD8 0GS |
| 7 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Highgate Crescent | HD8 0DP |
| 6 May 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | Church Street | HD8 9RW |
| 1 May 2026 | £214,000 | Terraced | Kirklea | HD8 8NG |
| 1 May 2026 | £135,000 | Flat | Bluehills Lane | HD8 8RQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Park Avenue | HD8 9PT |
| 1 May 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Hallas Road | HD8 0QQ |
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 HD8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley College, A Share Academy | Secondary | 13–18 | 1,274 | HD8 8NL |
| Scissett Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 10–13 | 592 | HD8 9JX |
| Kirkburton Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 10–13 | 495 | HD8 0TJ |
| Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 422 | HD8 0JD |
| Scissett Church of England Academy | Primary | 4–10 | 179 | HD8 9HR |
| Shepley First School | Primary | 4–10 | 168 | HD8 8DD |
| Lepton CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 167 | HD8 0DE |
| Kaye's Academy | Primary | 3–10 | 163 | HD8 9LZ |
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 HD8
232 rated food businesses operate in HD8. 148 hold the top rating of 5, 52 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: (Denby Dale Community Library) Community Cafe, 315 Bar And Restaurant, Afc Emley, Arc, Arqiva - The Genuine Dining Co.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in HD8
From a sample of 121 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 HD8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
7%
Band C
29%
Band D
37%
Band E
21%
Band F
4%
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 HD8 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.