Worsbrough
Worsbrough is a town or village in South Yorkshire, England. It has around 2 pharmacies and 4 restaurants and cafés, 60 bus stops, and Barnsley Interchange railway station is 2.5 km away. There were around 155 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 Worsbrough 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
- Barnsley East
- Police force
- South Yorkshire
Weather
7°CMist
- Today: 11° / 6° · 65% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:29
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, 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
135 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences43
- Anti-social behaviour29
- Criminal damage & arson16
- Vehicle crime15
Neighbourhood team: Barnsley West · South Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Issues with school parking, particularly primary schools but also some secondary schools. Parking on yellow zig zags. This is causing our…
- Ongoing issue with drug use and drug dealing around areas of Aldham House Lane and Roy Kilner Road.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 388 rated 4–5 ★ (347 top)
- 17 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Barnsley Interchange (2.8 km)
- 46 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Barnsley (2.7 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£173,053 average▲ 2% YoY
Across Barnsley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.1 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
35 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Barnsley Westway (2.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches40
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- 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
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
- 40 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Your MP
Stephanie Peacock
Labour
Barnsley South
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens30
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,035 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £26,436 avg
e.g. Cleaner
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
84% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 40% · Wind 40% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%
93 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
15 GP surgeries · 15 pharmacies in S70
- Willow Ward - Bcss Inpatient Unit
- Ashville Medical Centre Pms Practice
- Woodland Drive Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Worsbrough Bridge Athletic F.C. · 0.4 kmWorsbrough Bridge Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Worsbrough Bridge, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Premier Division and play at…
Worsbrough Mill · 0.5 kmWorsbrough Mill, also known as Worsbrough Corn Mill and Worsbrough Mill Farm, is a complex of buildings including a seventeenth-century water-powered mill and a nineteenth-century steam-powered mill in Worsbrough, B…
Mount Vernon Hospital, Barnsley · 1.0 kmThe Mount Vernon Hospital was a health facility in Mount Vernon Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It was managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Ward Green · 1.0 kmWard Green is a part of Worsbrough, which itself is in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, in the county of South Yorkshire, England.
Worsbrough · 1.1 kmWorsbrough is a district and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 Worsbrough had its own urban district council in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Much of Worsbrough…
Church of St Mary, Worsbrough · 1.2 kmThe Church of St Mary is an active Church of England parish church located in Worsbrough Village, South Yorkshire, England. Dating from the 12th century, with substantial 15th- and 19th-century additions, the church w…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Worsbrough?
- Worsbrough is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Barnsley local authority.
- How deprived is Worsbrough?
- The Barnsley local authority, which includes Worsbrough, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.