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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 (IoD2019). 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

10°COvercast

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:36

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Devonshire Green, United Kingdom

Crime

10 reported · July 2026 47% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order3
  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Burglary1

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, usually on e-bikes, are being abusive and aggressive towards other users in the park and also local residents. This has sometimes…

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

Road safety

399 reported road collisions (2024)

148 killed or seriously injured · 550 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

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

£175,733 average 6% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-06

Detached£278,251
Semi-detached£173,748
Terraced£140,981
Flat£92,973

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (6.6 km)

18 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)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 38 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

22% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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

220 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes71
  • GP practices36
  • 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:

  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 12
  • LD 8
  • Ref 41
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £18,973 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Delivery Driver / Moped, Labourer

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

75% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 60% · Gas 16% · Wind 10% · Imports 9%

137 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Wharncliffe Side · 0.1 km

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  • 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 IoD2019.