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Cudworth and Shafton

Cudworth and Shafton is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 23 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Barnsley Interchange, 4.4 km away. There were around 111 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cudworth and Shafton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Barnsley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 244,572 residents at roughly 743 people per km².

Council
Barnsley
County
South Yorkshire
Constituency
Barnsley East
Police force
South Yorkshire

Weather

19°CSunny

  • Today: 23° / 14° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:26

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

67 reported · July 2026▼ 26% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences28
  • Anti-social behaviour11
  • Burglary6
  • Criminal damage & arson6

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley North East · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Many of our open spaces are being plagued with off road use and those using the road network to travel between them. Hot spot areas inclu…
  • Proactive targetting of drug supply networks requested so that residents can feel safer with police targetting the activity.

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

Road safety

399 reported road collisions (2024)

148 killed or seriously injured · 550 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

195 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 156 rated 4–5 ★ (135 top)
  • 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Barnsley Interchange (4.4 km)
  • 23 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Barnsley (4.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£175,733 average▲ 6% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-06

Detached£278,251
Semi-detached£173,748
Terraced£140,981
Flat£92,973

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (8.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (10 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Bank Street 1 (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Source: Barnsley Council

Population

244,572 residents in Barnsley · 743/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 38 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

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

Care & health services

220 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes71
  • GP practices36
  • Dentists39
  • Homecare agencies56
  • Hospitals & hospices5

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

Source: Care Quality Commission · Barnsley

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 2 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Your MP

Dan Jarvis

Labour

Barnsley North

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
  • NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 12
  • LD 8
  • Ref 41
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

76% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 49% · Wind 24% · Gas 16% · Imports 8%

123 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Health

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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Barnsley North:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Nearby towns

Compare Barnsley with nearby areas

Frequently asked questions

Where is Cudworth and Shafton?
Cudworth and Shafton is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Barnsley local authority.
How deprived is Cudworth and Shafton?
The Barnsley local authority, which includes Cudworth and Shafton, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.