S63 postcode area guide — Barnsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S63 postcode district in Barnsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S63
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.8%
Gigabit-capable
85.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the S63 postcode district (Barnsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,126 postcodes Ofcom measures in S63, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.4%.
Around 0.2% of premises in S63 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 S63
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S63 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| S63 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| S63 0AP | 100% | 85% |
| S63 0AR | 100% | 100% |
| S63 0AS | 100% | 100% |
| S63 0AT | 100% | 100% |
| S63 0AU | 100% | 100% |
| S63 0AW | 100% | 97.4% |
| S63 0AX | 100% | 100% |
| S63 0AY | 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 S63
Police recorded 60 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S63 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 28 | 46.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 18.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 8.3% |
| Robbery | 4 | 6.7% |
| Other crime | 3 | 5.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 3.3% |
| Drugs | 2 | 3.3% |
| Public order | 2 | 3.3% |
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 S63
Based on 497 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S63 is £140,000, down 1.4% on the previous year (£142,000).
Detached
£260,000
86 sales
Semi-detached
£151,000
171 sales
Terraced
£105,000
211 sales
Flat / maisonette
£80,000
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in S63
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Watermead | S63 8NF |
| 14 May 2026 | £83,000 | Terraced | Melton High Street | S63 6QQ |
| 13 May 2026 | £61,000 | Terraced | Kathleen Street | S63 9JL |
| 11 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Ingsfield Lane | S63 8EE |
| 11 May 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached | Newfield Crescent | S63 6JP |
| 9 May 2026 | £320,000 | Other | Christchurch Road | S63 6NW |
| 8 May 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | Melton High Street | S63 6RG |
| 8 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Burns Way | S63 6ED |
| 6 May 2026 | £178,000 | Semi-detached | Moor Road | S63 7RW |
| 5 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | High Street | S63 0QW |
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 S63
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wath Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 2,104 | S63 7NW |
| Astrea Academy Dearne | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,071 | S63 9EW |
| Saint Pius X Catholic High School A Specialist School in Humanities | Secondary | 11–16 | 687 | S63 7PQ |
| Brampton Ellis CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 441 | S63 6AN |
| Wath Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 423 | S63 6PY |
| Wath Central Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 408 | S63 7HG |
| Gooseacre Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 378 | S63 0NU |
| The Hill Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 369 | S63 0DS |
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 S63
279 rated food businesses operate in S63. 209 hold the top rating of 5, 25 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A&H Convenience Store, Academix Learning Ltd, Adam Asian Takeaway Ltd, Air Products, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S63
From a sample of 304 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 S63 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 63% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
9%
Band C
54%
Band D
33%
Band E
4%
Band F
0%
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 S63 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.