S70 postcode area guide — Barnsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S70 postcode district in Barnsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S70
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.6%
Gigabit-capable
80.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S70 postcode district (Barnsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,229 postcodes Ofcom measures in S70, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.2%.
Around 0% of premises in S70 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 S70
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S70 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| S70 1AL | 100% | 70% |
| S70 1AP | 100% | 50% |
| S70 1AQ | 100% | 0% |
| S70 1AR | 100% | 50% |
| S70 1AW | 100% | 69.2% |
| S70 1AX | 100% | 100% |
| S70 1AY | 100% | 100% |
| S70 1BA | 100% | 92.3% |
| S70 1BB | 100% | 80% |
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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 S70
Police recorded 478 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S70 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 177 | 37.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 | 16.9% |
| Public order | 60 | 12.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 41 | 8.6% |
| Shoplifting | 35 | 7.3% |
| Other theft | 24 | 5.0% |
| Other crime | 17 | 3.6% |
| Burglary | 14 | 2.9% |
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 S70
Based on 473 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S70 is £130,000, down 10.3% on the previous year (£145,000).
Detached
£302,000
42 sales
Semi-detached
£160,000
132 sales
Terraced
£112,500
256 sales
Flat / maisonette
£86,000
28 sales
Latest recorded sales in S70
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Honeysuckle Gardens | S70 3JZ |
| 21 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Sheffield Road | S70 5UY |
| 20 May 2026 | £97,000 | Terraced | Pond Street | S70 1NE |
| 19 May 2026 | £80,000 | Flat | Caistor Avenue | S70 6RN |
| 15 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Vernon Road | S70 5BD |
| 14 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | High Street | S70 4SG |
| 14 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Ravenna Close | S70 3QN |
| 13 May 2026 | £67,000 | Terraced | Cemetery Road | S70 1XS |
| 11 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Ashleigh Vale | S70 3RL |
| 11 May 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Hawthorne Street | S70 1QQ |
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 S70
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,909 | S70 6PD |
| Trinity Academy St. Edwards | Secondary | 11–16 | 882 | S70 6FP |
| Barnsley Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 874 | S70 3DL |
| Joseph Locke Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 449 | S70 6JL |
| Hunningley Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 426 | S70 3DT |
| Worsbrough Common Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 393 | S70 4EB |
| Ward Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 357 | S70 5HJ |
| The Forest Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 346 | S70 3NG |
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 S70
476 rated food businesses operate in S70. 334 hold the top rating of 5, 31 are rated 4, and 19 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 200 Degrees Coffee Shop, 5 A Day, 5ives Community Sports Club, @Markets, Admiral Casino Slots.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S70
From a sample of 192 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 S70 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
30%
Band D
48%
Band E
16%
Band F
1%
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 S70 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.