S74 postcode area guide — Barnsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the S74 postcode district in Barnsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in S74
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
95.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
72.3%
Gigabit-capable
72.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the S74 postcode district (Barnsley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 517 postcodes Ofcom measures in S74, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 72.3%.
Around 0.1% of premises in S74 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 S74
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| S74 0AA | 100% | 80% |
| S74 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| S74 0AD | 100% | 95.7% |
| S74 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| S74 0AF | 100% | 72.4% |
| S74 0AG | 100% | 95.5% |
| S74 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| S74 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| S74 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| S74 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 S74
Police recorded 156 incidents within about a mile of the centre of S74 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 54 | 34.6% |
| Public order | 20 | 12.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 | 11.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 | 10.9% |
| Other theft | 10 | 6.4% |
| Other crime | 9 | 5.8% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 5.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 8 | 5.1% |
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 S74
Based on 162 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in S74 is £160,000, up 6.7% on the previous year (£150,000).
Detached
£290,000
32 sales
Semi-detached
£165,000
62 sales
Terraced
£128,000
55 sales
Flat / maisonette
£92,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in S74
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £63,000 | Flat | Oaken Royd Croft | S74 8AX |
| 15 May 2026 | £105,000 | Terraced | Kay Street | S74 0NT |
| 8 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Wentworth Road | S74 0JX |
| 6 May 2026 | £40,000 | Other | Hoyland Road | S74 0LT |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | King Street | S74 9LG |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced | Church Street | S74 8HT |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Gray Street | S74 8JL |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Cherry Tree Street | S74 8DG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Cross Street | S74 0NR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Springfield Road | S74 0BX |
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 S74
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Balk Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,318 | S74 9HX |
| Hoyland Common Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 384 | S74 0DJ |
| Greenfield Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 251 | S74 9RG |
| West Meadows Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 214 | S74 9ET |
| Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 172 | S74 8HS |
| Hoyland Springwood Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 159 | S74 0ER |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 126 | S74 9DL |
| Jump Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | — | S74 0JW |
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 S74
123 rated food businesses operate in S74. 87 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Autentico, B&M Retail Ltd, Beggar And Gentleman, Belmont WMC & Institute, Boyes.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in S74
From a sample of 125 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 S74 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
30%
Band D
44%
Band E
22%
Band F
2%
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 S74 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.