Postcode S70 6LY (Barnsley)

The postcode S70 6LY is located in Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. S70 6LY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

S70 6LY is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.9 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 6LY as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to S70 6LY is Dyson Street which is centered 33 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Racecommon Road/Dyson Street and is 53 m away. The closest railway station is Barnsley Rail Station, 1.52 km away.

The closest primary school to S70 6LY (for ages 11 and under) is Shawlands Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 24, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 68 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% 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 1.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for S70 6LY 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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