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Ingbirchworth

Ingbirchworth is a town or village in South Yorkshire, England. It has two restaurants and cafés, 14 bus stops, and Denby Dale railway station is 2.3 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ingbirchworth 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
Penistone and Stocksbridge
Police force
South Yorkshire

Weather

17°CSunny

  • Today: 20° / 13° · 22% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:27

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 64% YoY

  • Burglary2
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley West · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Issues with school parking, particularly primary schools but also some secondary schools. Parking on yellow zig zags. This is causing our…
  • Ongoing issue with drug use and drug dealing around areas of Aldham House Lane and Roy Kilner Road.

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

85 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 70 rated 4–5 ★ (60 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Denby Dale (2.7 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Denby Dale (2.7 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: 151.9p · Esso (10.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (11.5 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

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)

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

  • In a conservation area (Ingbirchworth)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Council control

Reform UK majority

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés2

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

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 Penistone and Stocksbridge:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth · 0.3 km

    Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth is a civil parish in the Barnsley district, in the county of South Yorkshire, England. It contains the hamlet of Gunthwaite and the village of Ingbirchworth. At the 2001 Census, the parish…

  • Ingbirchworth · 0.4 km

    Ingbirchworth is a village in the civil parish of Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth in the Barnsley district of South Yorkshire, England. It is close to the boundary with Kirklees in West Yorkshire. At the 2001 Census, the…

  • Upper Denby · 1.4 km

    Upper Denby is a small village within the civil parish of Denby Dale, and the borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England.

  • Gunthwaite · 1.8 km

    Gunthwaite is a hamlet in the civil parish of Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth, in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the boundary of Kirklees in West Yorkshire. Until 1974 it was i…

  • Royd Moor Wind Farm · 2.2 km

    The Royd Moor Wind Farm is located at Penistone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, and consists of thirteen 450 kW turbines. The site is located approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north west of Penistone, above the…

  • Penistone Grammar School · 2.4 km

    Penistone Grammar School (PGS) is a large co-educational secondary school with a sixth form located in Penistone, South Yorkshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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