Postcode S70 5XA (Barnsley)

The postcode S70 5XA is located in Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. S70 5XA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

S70 5XA is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.3 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 5XA as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to S70 5XA is Chapel Court which is centered 171 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Sheffield Road/Chapel Street and is 136 m away. The closest railway station is Elsecar Rail Station, 3.57 km away.

The closest primary school to S70 5XA (for ages 11 and under) is Birdwell Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on March 20, 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 57.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 83.8% 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 2.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for S70 5XA 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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