Upper Denby

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 6° · 70% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:28

9h 17m 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

4 reported · August 2026▼ 69% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley West · South Yorkshire

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

51 food businesses within 2 miles

• 42 rated 4–5 ★ (29 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Denby Dale (1.5 km)
• 12 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: 151.9p · Esso (9.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Esso (9.8 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

4 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore (4.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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
• 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

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Jade Botterill

Labour

Ossett and Denby Dale

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 12
• LD 7
• Ref 41
• Oth 3

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés8

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

77% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 47% · Wind 23% · Gas 16% · Imports 7%

118 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 · 6 pharmacies in HD8

• Dearne Valley Health Centre
• Shepley Primary Care Limited
• Kirkburton Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ossett and Denby Dale:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth217 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills182 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK146 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND141 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks134 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

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

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  Upper Denby · 0.3 km

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

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  Gunthwaite and Ingbirchworth · 1.1 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…

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  Ingbirchworth · 1.1 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…

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  Denby Dale Viaduct · 1.2 km

  Denby Dale Viaduct is a grade II listed railway viaduct in Denby Dale, West Yorkshire, England. The curving viaduct carries the Penistone line over the Dearne valley in Denby Dale. The viaduct is constructed of stone,…

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  Denby Dale · 1.4 km

  Denby Dale is a village and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is 8 miles north-west of Barnsley and 10 miles south-east of Huddersfield.

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  Lower Denby · 1.5 km

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

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)