Barnsley

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 58% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:26

9h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

89 reported · August 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences20
• Anti-social behaviour15
• Shoplifting14
• Public order12

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley West · South Yorkshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

494 food businesses within 2 miles

• 383 rated 4–5 ★ (341 top)
• 19 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Dodworth (1.9 km)
• 25 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£173,053 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Shell (5.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Shell (5.3 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

32 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Toby Carvery, Dodworth Valley (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches53
• Playgrounds15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Ready, Set, Grit: Our Gritting Teams are ready to hit the road this Winter· 4 Nov 2026
• Penistone services thriving under one roof· 4 Nov 2026
• Barnsley Bright Nights returns for its ninth year to light up Barnsley town centre· 3 Nov 2026
• Barnsley Council acknowledges the measures set out in the Budget announcement· 2 Nov 2026
• Barnsley residents to gain practical AI skills thanks to Tech Town's AI Upskilling Challenge Fund· 2 Nov 2026

Source: Barnsley Council

244,572 residents in Barnsley · 743/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,893
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,313
• Net moves+1,580

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 40 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

22% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (57% of 115,540)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

219 CQC-registered services

• Care homes71
• GP practices35
• Dentists39
• Homecare agencies56
• Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Barnsley

• Within the Green Belt
• 49 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Reform UK majority

• Lab 12
• LD 7
• Ref 41
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens84
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

990 jobs advertised · £38,432 avg

e.g. Sports Coach - Team Member Plus, Support Worker, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

£742 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,322 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 117,969 certificates

15.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 81.3 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.3 women · 55.2 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation2,273 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills230 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth185 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK164 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND140 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• Gilroyd · 0.4 km

  Gilroyd is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Dodworth ward of Barnsley MBC.

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  The Kingstone School · 0.9 km

  Kingstone School was a secondary school located in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1987, the school provided secondary education to pupils aged 11–16. It had a capacity of ap…

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  Kingstone, South Yorkshire · 0.9 km

  Kingstone is a small residential neighbourhood in Barnsley, located on the south-western side of Barnsley between Broadway and Park Road. Barnsley Central fire station and the recently demolished The Kingstone School…

• Houndhill · 1.0 km

  Houndhill is a substantial Grade II* listed Tudor Farmhouse in Worsbrough, near Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England.

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  Dodworth · 1.1 km

  Dodworth is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 5,976 at the 2021 Census.

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  Locke Park · 1.3 km

  Locke Park is a 47-acre (19-hectare) public open space and one of the largest outdoor green spaces in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)