WF4 postcode area guide — Barnsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WF4 postcode district in Barnsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WF4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.2%
Gigabit-capable
80.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the WF4 postcode district (Barnsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,258 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.9%.
Around 0.1% of premises in WF4 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 WF4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WF4 1AA | 100% | 88.9% |
| WF4 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| WF4 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| WF4 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| WF4 1AF | 100% | 66.7% |
| WF4 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| WF4 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| WF4 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WF4 1AL | 100% | 91.7% |
| WF4 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 WF4
Police recorded 105 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 42 | 40.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 | 21.9% |
| Public order | 10 | 9.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 | 7.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 5 | 4.8% |
| Drugs | 4 | 3.8% |
| Other theft | 4 | 3.8% |
| Burglary | 3 | 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 WF4
Based on 481 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF4 is £220,000, up 4.8% on the previous year (£210,000).
Detached
£374,000
144 sales
Semi-detached
£217,500
191 sales
Terraced
£150,000
126 sales
Flat / maisonette
£119,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in WF4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | High Street | WF4 3EE |
| 22 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Denby Dale Road East | WF4 3AE |
| 8 May 2026 | £86,000 | Terraced | Crossley Street | WF4 1BG |
| 8 May 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Shay Lane | WF4 1NW |
| 6 May 2026 | £105,000 | Semi-detached | Westfield Crescent | WF4 2BN |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Detached | Priory Ridge | WF4 1TF |
| 1 May 2026 | £325,000 | Detached | Hollin Lane | WF4 3EG |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £780,000 | Detached | Hall Lane | WF4 3JE |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | High Lee Grove | WF4 4FG |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Woodlands | WF4 5HH |
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 WF4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horbury Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,070 | WF4 5HE |
| Crofton Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,045 | WF4 1NF |
| Horbury Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 435 | WF4 5DW |
| Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 369 | WF4 5BE |
| Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 355 | WF4 3LZ |
| Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 296 | WF4 3HY |
| Sharlston Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 239 | WF4 1DH |
| Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School | Primary | 3–11 | 233 | WF4 1NN |
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 WF4
285 rated food businesses operate in WF4. 192 hold the top rating of 5, 56 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Cup Of Tree, After School Club, Ali's Convenience Store, All Saints Church, Aroma Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WF4
From a sample of 209 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WF4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
18%
Band C
35%
Band D
39%
Band E
7%
Band F
0%
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 WF4 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.