S72 8NW maps, stats, and open data
S72 8NW is located in the North East electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Barnsley and the English Parliamentary constituency of Barnsley East. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS South Yorkshire ICB - 02P and the police force is South Yorkshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
S72 8NW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
S72 8NW geodata
| Easting | 439093 |
| Northing | 411203 |
| Latitude | 53.595949 |
| Longitude | -1.410804 |
Where is S72 8NW?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | S72 |
S72 8NW Elevation
Elevation or altitude of S72 8NW as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80m | 262ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | North East |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Barnsley East |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in S72 8NW
ROSE TREE COTTAGE, DOGHILL DRIVE, SHAFTON, BARNSLEY, S72 8NW 2019 9 AUG £365,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to S72 8NW
| Chapel Street (High Street) | Shafton | 136m |
| Millside (Hawthorne Street) | Shafton | 145m |
| The Green (Dog Hill) | Shafton | 148m |
| Chapel Street (Hawthorne Way) | Shafton | 196m |
| Henry Close (Redthorne Way) | Shafton | 222m |
Nearest railway stations to S72 8NW
| Fitzwilliam Station | 4.7km |
| Barnsley Station | 6.4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in S72 8NW (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 57.1% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 57.1% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in S72 8NW (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 16.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 26.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 56.76Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 17.62Mbps |
Broadband limitations in S72 8NW (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
S72 8NW gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in S72 8NW by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 85,594 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,266 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,283 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 12,298 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,050 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 1,765 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in S72 8NW, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in S72 8NW.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
62.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than S72 8NW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to S72 8NW (metres)
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Nearest post box to S72 8NW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| 108 High Street | 16:00 | 09:00 | 155m |
| Sandybridge Lane | 16:00 | 09:00 | 378m |
| Shafton Two Gates | 16:00 | 09:00 | 750m |
S72 8NW ITL and S72 8NW LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for S72 8NW:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLE | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLE3 | South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLE31 | Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E08000016 | Barnsley |
S72 8NW census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for S72 8NW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00037161 | |
| LSOA | E01007329 | Barnsley 003A |
| MSOA | E02001511 | Barnsley 003 |
Nearest postcodes to S72 8NW
| S72 8NP | Sceptone Grove | 34m |
| S72 8NL | Dog Hill | 38m |
| S72 8NR | Dog Hill | 91m |
| S72 8NY | Shafton Hall Drive | 140m |
| S72 8NS | Chapel Street | 141m |
| S72 8NX | Millside | 145m |
| S72 8NJ | High Street | 153m |
| S72 8NT | Hawthorne Street | 166m |
| S72 8PA | The Green | 174m |
| S72 8US | Holly Farm | 190m |
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