S35 postcode area guide — Barnsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S35 postcode district in Barnsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S35
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.7%
Gigabit-capable
65.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S35 postcode district (Barnsley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 876 postcodes Ofcom measures in S35, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.7%.
Around 0% of premises in S35 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 S35
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S35 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| S35 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| S35 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| S35 0AE | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| S35 0AF | 100% | 87.5% |
| S35 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| S35 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| S35 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S35 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| S35 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 S35
Police recorded 60 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S35 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 26 | 43.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 | 13.3% |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 11.7% |
| Other theft | 6 | 10.0% |
| Public order | 5 | 8.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 6.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 5.0% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 1.7% |
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 S35
Based on 402 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S35 is £235,000, down 2.1% on the previous year (£240,000).
Detached
£345,000
114 sales
Semi-detached
£237,500
151 sales
Terraced
£165,000
94 sales
Flat / maisonette
£140,000
32 sales
Latest recorded sales in S35
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £148,000 | Terraced | Jeffcock Road | S35 4HL |
| 15 May 2026 | £213,000 | Terraced | White Lane | S35 2YH |
| 15 May 2026 | £214,500 | Terraced | Haggstones Road | S35 0PB |
| 15 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Main Street | S35 8PN |
| 15 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Halifax Road | S35 8PA |
| 11 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Linden Road | S35 9XL |
| 5 May 2026 | £72,000 | Terraced | Nether Road | S35 9XT |
| 1 May 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Merbeck Drive | S35 4DB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £305,000 | Detached | Thurgoland Hall Fold | S35 7EA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached | Willow Crescent | S35 1QS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 S35
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecclesfield School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,711 | S35 9WD |
| Bradfield Secondary School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,006 | S35 0AE |
| Yewlands Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 884 | S35 8NN |
| Ecclesfield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 411 | S35 9UD |
| Oughtibridge Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 411 | S35 0HG |
| Grenoside Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 330 | S35 8QB |
| Windmill Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 266 | S35 1ZD |
| Chapeltown Academy | 16 plus | 16–19 | 249 | S35 9ZX |
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 S35
246 rated food businesses operate in S35. 180 hold the top rating of 5, 37 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aaron View Residential Home, Acorn Inn, Advance Intelligent Supply Chain - Staff Canteen, Affinity Trust, After School Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S35
From a sample of 171 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 S35 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
32%
Band D
54%
Band E
9%
Band F
5%
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 S35 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.