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Wharncliffe Side

Wharncliffe Side is a village in South Yorkshire, England. It has 2 restaurants and cafés. There are 14 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Chapeltown, 5.6 km away. There were around 12 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wharncliffe Side area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Barnsley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 5° · 30% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:32

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 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

Crime

7 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Vehicle crime2
  • Other theft1
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Sheffield North West · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Retail theft is a national and local problem. We will support large, medium and small businesses, particularly those whose staff feel vul…
  • Youths are abusing retail staff and being anti-social particularly around Taco Bell and KFC.

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

Food hygiene

36 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 30 rated 4–5 ★ (25 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wortley (4.9 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Chapeltown (5.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£173,053 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-08

Detached£272,591
Semi-detached£170,745
Terraced£139,753
Flat£92,204

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.2 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

22 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 170 kW
  • Nearest: RAW GREENE KING ACORN 2 (4.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds3

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)

Internal migration

  • 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

Deprivation

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

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

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

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Your MP

Dr Marie Tidball

Labour

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 12
  • LD 7
  • Ref 41
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £28,229 avg

e.g. Car Delivery Driver, Delivery Rider / Bike, Accounts Assistant

Source: Adzuna

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

Grid electricity

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Biomass 37% · Gas 14% · Imports 4%

99 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

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

Health services

5 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in S35

  • Chapelgreen Practice
  • Ecclesfield Group Pract
  • Oughtibridge Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Wharncliffe Side · 0.1 km

    Wharncliffe Side is a village in South Yorkshire, England, northwest of Sheffield and within the city borough.

  • Brightholmlee · 0.7 km

    Brightholmlee is a small rural hamlet within the City of Sheffield in England. The hamlet falls within the Stannington Ward of the city. It is 6.2 miles (10 km) north-west of the city centre and 0.6 miles (1 km) west…

  • Glen Howe Park · 0.7 km

    Glen Howe Park is a public recreation area in the village of Wharncliffe Side within the City of Sheffield, England. The park covers an area of 19 acres in the valley of the Tinker Brook, a minor tributary of the Rive…

  • Wortley Rural District · 1.1 km

    Wortley was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974.

  • Firth Wood · 1.1 km

    Firth Wood is a woodland in South Yorkshire, England, near the village of Oughtibridge. It covers a total area of 16.9 acres (6.84 ha). It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust.

  • Onesacre Hall · 1.5 km

    Onesacre Hall is a Grade II* Listed building situated in the rural outskirts of the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. The hall is located on Green Lane in the small hamlet of Onesacre in the suburb of Oug…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wharncliffe Side?
Wharncliffe Side is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Barnsley local authority.
How deprived is Wharncliffe Side?
The Barnsley local authority, which includes Wharncliffe Side, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.