Upper Hoyland

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 5° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:31

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

150 reported · August 2026▲ 32% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences44
• Anti-social behaviour22
• Vehicle crime20
• Criminal damage & arson15

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley South · South Yorkshire

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

206 food businesses within 2 miles

• 166 rated 4–5 ★ (147 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Elsecar (2.0 km)
• 16 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 · Esso (8.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Hoyland (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches15
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• 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
• Additional investment into Barnsley’s roads· 28 Oct 2026
• National Gallery masterpiece comes to Barnsley in landmark exhibition· 27 Oct 2026
• Plans to improve education opportunities for children who need extra support· 27 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
• 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Stephanie Peacock

Labour

Barnsley South

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 12
• LD 7
• Ref 41
• Oth 3

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

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens17
• Restaurants & cafés17

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

85% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Biomass 38% · Gas 12% · Imports 3%

93 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

2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in S74

• Walderslade Surgery
• Hoyland Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Barnsley South:

• Make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all holiday accommodation748 local signatures · 23,659 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases229 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth184 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND149 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Require NHS to offer base line X-rays for children born with a limb difference125 local signatures · 3,654 nationwide

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

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  Lowe Stand · 0.3 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…

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  Kirk Balk Academy · 0.7 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…

• High Royds railway station · 0.7 km

  High Royds railway station was situated on the South Yorkshire Railway's Blackburn Valley line between Birdwell & Hoyland Common and Dovecliffe. The station opened on 4 September 1854 and closed just two years later,…

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  Hoyland · 1.3 km

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

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  Hoyland Town Hall · 1.3 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…

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  Barrow Colliery · 1.5 km

  Barrow Colliery was a coal mine at Worsbrough Park, South Yorkshire, England. It was first dug in 1873, with the first coal being brought to the surface in January 1876. It was the scene of a major incident in 1907 wh…

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