S71 postcode area guide — Barnsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S71 postcode district in Barnsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S71
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
82.7%
Gigabit-capable
81.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the S71 postcode district (Barnsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,220 postcodes Ofcom measures in S71, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.3%.
Around 0% of premises in S71 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 S71
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S71 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| S71 1AB | 100% | 92.9% |
| S71 1AF | 100% | 70% |
| S71 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| S71 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| S71 1AJ | 100% | 82.4% |
| S71 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| S71 1AN | 100% | 68.4% |
| S71 1AQ | 100% | 62.5% |
| S71 1AR | 100% | 78.9% |
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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 S71
Police recorded 268 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S71 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 63 | 23.5% |
| Shoplifting | 61 | 22.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 | 16.8% |
| Public order | 31 | 11.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 19 | 7.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 14 | 5.2% |
| Burglary | 8 | 3.0% |
| Other theft | 8 | 3.0% |
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 S71
Based on 418 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S71 is £165,000, up 3.1% on the previous year (£160,000).
Detached
£275,000
96 sales
Semi-detached
£170,000
180 sales
Terraced
£121,000
125 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in S71
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | Laithes Lane | S71 3AH |
| 22 May 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced | Denton Street | S71 1DA |
| 15 May 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | Harold Avenue | S71 5JA |
| 14 May 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Roehampton Rise | S71 5BN |
| 13 May 2026 | £149,000 | Terraced | Church Hill | S71 4NG |
| 11 May 2026 | £87,000 | Terraced | Bramah Street | S71 3JS |
| 11 May 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced | Fish Dam Lane | S71 2PY |
| 8 May 2026 | £182,000 | Semi-detached | Tennyson Road | S71 2LP |
| 8 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Wingfield Road | S71 3PP |
| 8 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Ivy Farm Close | S71 3EG |
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 S71
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Academy Carlton | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,109 | S71 3EW |
| Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School | All-through | 3–16 | 1,108 | S71 2LF |
| Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange | Primary | 3–11 | 394 | S71 5RG |
| Burton Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 331 | S71 2AA |
| Oakhill Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 328 | S71 5AG |
| Carlton Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 317 | S71 3HF |
| Laithes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 308 | S71 3AF |
| Athersley South Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 306 | S71 3TP |
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 S71
228 rated food businesses operate in S71. 169 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Fisheries, Ad Astra Barnsley CIC, Age UK Barnsley, Albions, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S71
From a sample of 147 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 S71 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
20%
Band C
23%
Band D
42%
Band E
10%
Band F
3%
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 S71 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.