S71 postcode area

The S71 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 5 to 77 across them.

In summary

The S71 district contains both ends of the scale: Walton, Woolley & Bretton at 77 out of 100 (#1,554 of 6,856 in England) against Worsbrough Common at 5, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,500 in Worsbrough Common to £363,000 in Walton, Woolley & Bretton — a 3.0× gap within the S71 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnsley and Wakefield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Walton, Woolley & BrettonWakefield 1,55477 £363,000
BirdwellBarnsley 3,93343 £192,500
Monk BrettonBarnsley 4,39936 £187,500
Royston WestBarnsley 4,43335 £200,000
Ardsley & StairfootBarnsley 4,45435 £140,000
HoneywellBarnsley 4,84529 £175,000
Shafton & Upper CudworthBarnsley 5,22824 £166,000
Royston East & CarltonBarnsley 5,64018 £154,000
Barnsley Town & Park RoadBarnsley 5,65318 £125,000
Wombwell NorthBarnsley 5,85914 £167,500
Darfield & Great HoughtonBarnsley 5,85914 £160,000
LundwoodBarnsley 6,16110 £170,000
AthersleyBarnsley 6,4696 £150,000
KendrayBarnsley 6,4696 £160,000
Worsbrough CommonBarnsley 6,4905 £120,500

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S71.

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.