Penistone

7°CMist

• Today: 9° / 6° · 69% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:32

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, 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

48 reported · August 2026▲ 23% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences15
• Shoplifting10
• Anti-social behaviour9
• Criminal damage & arson6

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley West · South Yorkshire

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

86 food businesses within 2 miles

• 75 rated 4–5 ★ (70 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Penistone (0.4 km)
• 40 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 · Shell (9.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Shell (9.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Shrewsbury Road Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms3
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches19
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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
• Barnsley Hospice opens new dedicated unit in Barnsley Market· 2 Nov 2026
• Ryan's achievements celebrated as he takes his next step after ten years with Shared Lives· 2 Nov 2026
• Cabinet will discuss the South Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy· 30 Oct 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

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

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

Dr Marie Tidball

Labour

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 12
• LD 7
• Ref 41
• Oth 3

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

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

15 jobs advertised · £27,554 avg

e.g. Care Assistant, Cleaner, AVON Representatives wanted in Penistone, South Yorkshire, England – start today

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

85% low-carbon electricity

Wind 44% · Biomass 38% · Gas 11% · Imports 4%

88 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 S36

• Penistone Group Pms Practice
• Kingswell Surgery Pms Practice
• Deepcar Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation2,273 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills230 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth185 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK164 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND140 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

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

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  Thurlstone · 0.0 km

  Thurlstone is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Penistone, in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Originally it was a small farming community. Some industries devel…

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  Penistone · 0.0 km

  Penistone is a market town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Historically in the ancient Wapentake of Staincross and the West Riding of Yorkshire, it lies 7 miles (11…

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  Penistone Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Penistone Town Hall is a municipal building in Shrewsury Road in Penistone, a town in South Yorkshire, in England. It serves as the meeting place of Penistone Town Council.

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  Penistone Paramount Cinema · 0.1 km

  The Penistone Paramount Cinema is a community cinema and theatre in Shrewsbury Road in Penistone, near Barnsley, in the heart of the South Yorkshire Pennines. Besides the film releases, there are also live shows and m…

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  Saint John the Baptist Church, Penistone · 0.1 km

  Saint John the Baptist Church, Penistone Parish Church, or Penistone Church is a Church of England church in the Parish of Penistone, near Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. The church is a Grade I listed building…

• Penistone Rural District · 0.2 km

  Penistone Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was named after but did not contain Penistone. The town itself was contained within the Penistone Urban District.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)