S36 postcode area guide — Barnsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S36 postcode district in Barnsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S36
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
67%
Gigabit-capable
67%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the S36 postcode district (Barnsley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 736 postcodes Ofcom measures in S36, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67%.
Around 0.2% of premises in S36 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 S36
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S36 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| S36 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| S36 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| S36 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| S36 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| S36 1AG | 100% | 81% |
| S36 1AH | 100% | 87.5% |
| S36 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S36 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| S36 1AN | 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 S36
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S36 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 | 100.0% |
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 S36
Based on 350 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S36 is £217,500, down 10.1% on the previous year (£242,000).
Detached
£350,000
91 sales
Semi-detached
£210,000
119 sales
Terraced
£169,500
98 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
26 sales
Latest recorded sales in S36
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Balmoral Close | S36 9RT |
| 15 May 2026 | £218,000 | Terraced | Don Street | S36 6HA |
| 15 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Park Avenue | S36 6DL |
| 15 May 2026 | £128,000 | Flat | Elmroyd Court | S36 6FG |
| 15 May 2026 | £47,000 | Flat | Carr Road | S36 2UA |
| 14 May 2026 | £182,000 | Terraced | Unwin Street | S36 6EH |
| 11 May 2026 | £179,500 | Semi-detached | Kenworthy Road | S36 1BY |
| 7 May 2026 | £168,941 | Terraced (new build) | Cruck Barn Road | S36 8AT |
| 6 May 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Glebelands Road | S36 1BH |
| 5 May 2026 | £2,000 | Other (new build) | New Chapel Road | S36 9AG |
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 S36
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penistone Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,946 | S36 7BX |
| Stocksbridge High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 784 | S36 1FD |
| Penistone St John's Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 493 | S36 6BS |
| Stocksbridge Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 237 | S36 1AS |
| Springvale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 227 | S36 6HJ |
| Royd Nursery and Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 207 | S36 2PR |
| Stocksbridge Nursery Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 184 | S36 1EJ |
| Thurlstone Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 182 | S36 9RD |
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 S36
188 rated food businesses operate in S36. 136 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, All is Good, Alpine Lodge Nursing Home, Andreas Cafe, Argent Catering Solutions Ltd..
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S36
From a sample of 167 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 S36 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 74% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
40%
Band C
34%
Band D
14%
Band E
7%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
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 S36 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.