Royston (Barnsley)

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 6° · 63% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:29

9h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US 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

108 reported · August 2026▲ 8% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences39
• Anti-social behaviour21
• Criminal damage & arson11
• Other crime10

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley North East · South Yorkshire

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

114 food businesses within 2 miles

• 97 rated 4–5 ★ (90 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Darton (5.2 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: 154.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.4 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

31 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Aldi-Barnsley (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches18
• 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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 5 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)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens87
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

32 jobs advertised · £41,503 avg

e.g. Waking Night Support Worker - Child & Youth, Bar and Waiting Team Member, Pool Lifeguard Team Member

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

Wind 42% · Biomass 39% · Gas 9% · Imports 5%

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

8 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in S71

• Royston Group Practice
• High Street Practice
• Lundwood Medical Centre Pms Practice

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

• Royston High School · 0.2 km

  Royston High School was a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.

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  Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, South Yorkshire · 0.4 km

  The Church of St John the Baptist is an active Church of England parish church located in Royston, South Yorkshire, England. Dating from the 12th century, with major 14th- and 15th-century rebuilds, the building was d…

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  Notton and Royston railway station · 0.8 km

  Notton and Royston railway station was a railway station that served the village of Royston, South Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Barnsley Coal Railway between Staincross and Mapplewell and Ryhill.

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  Royston and Notton railway station · 1.2 km

  Royston and Notton railway station was opened in 1841 by the North Midland Railway, near the Yorkshire summit of the line, on the south side of Navvy Lane bridge.

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  Royston, South Yorkshire · 1.2 km

  Royston is a village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically, the village formed part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated into the Metropolitan borough…

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  Monckton Coke Works · 1.4 km

  Monckton Coke Works was a coking plant near Royston in South Yorkshire, England. The plant opened in 1884 and was closed 130 years later in 2014, being one of the last remnants of the coal industry in Yorkshire. In th…

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