Grimethorpe

8°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:25

9h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

57 reported · August 2026▲ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences17
• Anti-social behaviour10
• Criminal damage & arson9
• Shoplifting6

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley North East · South Yorkshire

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

108 food businesses within 2 miles

• 80 rated 4–5 ★ (68 top)
• 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Moorthorpe (5.3 km)
• 38 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: 154.9p · Esso (7.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

26 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Bank Street 1 (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches8
• Playgrounds3

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

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

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

Dan Jarvis

Labour

Barnsley North

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 12
• LD 7
• Ref 41
• Oth 3

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

12 jobs advertised · £31,393 avg

e.g. Marketing Manager, Internal Sales Coordinator, Maintenance Technician

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

86% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 41% · Wind 40% · Gas 9% · Imports 6%

83 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

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

6 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in S72

• The Rose Tree Pms Practice
• Grimethorpe Surgery
• Dermatology Community Service

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Barnsley North:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation463 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
• Require NHS to offer base line X-rays for children born with a limb difference225 local signatures · 3,654 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth224 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND166 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Review discharge of mental health patients135 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide

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

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  Grimethorpe Hall · 0.6 km

  Grimethorpe Hall is a manor house in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. Built circa 1670 for Robert Seaton, it is thought to be in the style of York architect Robert Trollope. Around 1800 the hall passed to John F…

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  Grimethorpe · 0.8 km

  Grimethorpe is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. As of the 2011 census it has a population of 4,672. Grimethorpe is located in eastern Barnsley, and until the local governm…

• Carlton Main Brickworks · 1.0 km

  Carlton Main Brickworks is a 15.5 hectare geological site of Special Scientific Interest in South Yorkshire. It opened alongside Grimethorpe colliery in the mid-1890s, and has been producing quality bricks for well ov…

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  Willowgarth High School · 1.1 km

  Willowgarth High School was a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The school merged with Priory School and Sports College in 2011 to form Shafton Advanced Learning Centre The new school was initially b…

• Grimethorpe Halt railway station · 1.3 km

  Grimethorpe Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway (DVR) situated between Great Houghton Halt and Ryhill Halt. It served the village of Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England.

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  Burntwood Hall · 1.7 km

  Burntwood Hall is a house that lies near the village of Great Houghton, South Yorkshire, England and has been known as Boomshack and Burntwood Nook/Lodge over the centuries.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)