Postcode S70 3BP (Barnsley)

The postcode S70 3BP is located in Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. S70 3BP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

S70 3BP is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of S70 3BP as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to S70 3BP is Gerald Close which is centered 43 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Neville Avenue/Gerald Walk and is 144 m away. The closest railway station is Barnsley Rail Station, 1.99 km away.

The closest primary school to S70 3BP (for ages 11 and under) is The Forest Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 9, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Barnsley Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on January 29, 2020 rated this school as Good

Residents reported an average download speed of 73.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 40.7% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for S70 3BP is covered by the South Yorkshire police force association and Barnsley is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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