HD9 postcode area guide — Barnsley

Where is HD9?

Broadband & internet speeds in HD9

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the HD9 postcode district (Barnsley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,177 postcodes Ofcom measures in HD9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.9%.

Around 0% of premises in HD9 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 HD9

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Mobile signal around Barnsley

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Barnsley district (120,773 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in HD9

Police recorded 36 incidents within about a mile of the centre of HD9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 HD9

Based on 473 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in HD9 is £270,000, down 3.6% on the previous year (£279,995).

Latest recorded sales in HD9

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around HD9

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 HD9

281 rated food businesses operate in HD9. 204 hold the top rating of 5, 51 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 9 Norridge Bottom, Abbie Mini Market, Ability Options Ltd, Aldi, Alexander's Sandwiches Ltd.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in HD9

From a sample of 116 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 HD9 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 51% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 HD9 typically use:

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What's it like living in HD9?

Postcodes in HD9

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.