S63 postcode area

The S63 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Rotherham. Area Scores range from 5 to 67 across them.

In summary

The S63 district contains both ends of the scale: Thorpe Hesley at 68 out of 100 (#2,212 of 6,856 in England) against Thurnscoe at 6, a 62-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,750 in Bolton-upon-Dearne to £235,000 in Thorpe Hesley — a 1.9× gap within the S63 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnsley and Rotherham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Thorpe HesleyRotherham 2,21268 £235,000
Brampton & West MeltonRotherham 4,66632 £175,000
Wath upon DearneRotherham 5,46820 £176,000
Bolton-upon-DearneBarnsley 5,66717 £125,750
Darfield & Great HoughtonBarnsley 5,85914 £160,000
GoldthorpeBarnsley 6,3258 £150,000
ThurnscoeBarnsley 6,4556 £160,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S63.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.