Hemingfield

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

143 reported · August 2026▲ 51% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour47
• Violence & sexual offences37
• Criminal damage & arson14
• Shoplifting10

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley South · South Yorkshire

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

252 food businesses within 2 miles

• 206 rated 4–5 ★ (180 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wombwell (1.1 km)
• 20 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 · Esso (9.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (9.9 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

39 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Wombwell P&R 1 (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches11
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

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
• 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Stephanie Peacock

Labour

Barnsley South

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 12
• LD 7
• Ref 41
• Oth 3

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

• Schools6
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

85% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 41% · Wind 39% · Gas 9% · Imports 6%

85 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

3 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in S73

• Wombwell Gms Practice
• Garland House Surgery
• Wombwell Medical Centre Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Barnsley South:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation748 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases229 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth184 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND149 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Require NHS to offer base line X-rays for children born with a limb difference125 local signatures · 3,654 nationwide

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

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  Lundhill Colliery explosion · 1.0 km

  The Lundhill Colliery explosion was a coal mining accident which took place on 19 February 1857 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, UK in which 189 men and boys aged between 10 and 59 died. It is one of the biggest industrial dis…

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  Hemingfield · 1.1 km

  Hemingfield is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Hoyland Milton Ward of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. The village has two pubs, The Albi…

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  Wombwell · 1.1 km

  Wombwell is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. In the 2011 census, data for the town was split between the ward of Wombwell and small sections that fell into the wards of Darfi…

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  Wombwell railway station · 1.1 km

  Wombwell railway station is a railway station serving the town of Wombwell in South Yorkshire, England. The station is 12 miles (19 km) north of Sheffield on the Hallam and Penistone Lines. The station was opened by t…

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  Jump, South Yorkshire · 1.2 km

  Jump is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is north-east of Hoyland, separated from it by the Jump Valley, through which a stream runs.

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  Wombwell Main F.C. · 1.3 km

  Wombwell Main Football Club is a football club based in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League Premier Division and play at Hough L…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)