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Hoyland

Hoyland is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 38 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Elsecar, 1 km away. There were around 151 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 Hoyland area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Barnsley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 12° / 8° · 65% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:27

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

36US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chesterfield Loundsley Green, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 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

Crime

182 reported · August 2026▲ 34% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences60
  • Anti-social behaviour27
  • Vehicle crime24
  • Criminal damage & arson19

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley South · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Ongoning reports of ASB on Burrows Grove, Brnsley involving a number of properties and unwelcome visitors
  • Reports of vehicles speeding in areas of Hemmigfield

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

Food hygiene

173 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 144 rated 4–5 ★ (128 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Elsecar (1.0 km)
  • 38 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Elsecar (0.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£173,053 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-08

Detached£272,591
Semi-detached£170,745
Terraced£139,753
Flat£92,204

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.3 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

36 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Duke Street 1 (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches18
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

244,572 residents in Barnsley · 743/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • 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

Deprivation

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

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

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Your MP

Stephanie Peacock

Labour

Barnsley South

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 12
  • LD 7
  • Ref 41
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens10
  • Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

27 jobs advertised · £39,275 avg

e.g. Quality Engineer, HGV Class 1 Driver PM, Registered Manager

Source: Adzuna

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

86% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 42% · Wind 39% · Gas 8% · Imports 6%

83 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

Health services

2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in S74

  • Walderslade Surgery
  • Hoyland Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Barnsley South:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Hoyland Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Hoyland Town Hall is a former municipal building in Hoyland, a town in South Yorkshire in England. The town hall, which was previously the offices and meeting place of Hoyland Urban District Council, is currently in r…

  • Hoyland · 0.2 km

    Hoyland is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England.

  • Kirk Balk Academy · 0.5 km

    Kirk Balk Academy is a secondary school located in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Northern Education Trust. The school mainly serves students living in its immediate area: Birdwell, Hoyland, Jum…

  • Milton Ironworks · 0.6 km

    The Milton Ironworks was an iron works established in the 19th century in the Elsecar area of Barnsley, West Yorkshire, England.

  • Lowe Stand · 0.9 km

    Lowe Stand is an 18th-century folly built for Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham, and likely originally intended as a hunting lodge. It is situated in the South Yorkshire town of Hoyland, 5 miles (8 k…

  • Elsecar railway station · 1.0 km

    Elsecar railway station is a railway station serving the village of Elsecar in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the Penistone Line and Hallam Line served by Northern Trains. The station was opened by the Midland Rai…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hoyland?
Hoyland is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Barnsley local authority.
How deprived is Hoyland?
The Barnsley local authority, which includes Hoyland, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.