ROCKLEY MEADOWS, S70 6RU - Postcode Guide: Housing, Transport, Schools & Local Insights

Where is S70 6RU Located?

📍 Location: The S70 6RU postcode is located in Barnsley, Barnsley postcode town, within the region of Yorkshire and The Humber, England. it falls under Kingstone electoral ward.

Location and Map Details

  • Co-ordinates: [ -1.49755316712424, 53.543186934048336 ]
  • What 3 Words: universally.green.trace
  • Plus Code:

Transport Links: How to Get to S70 6RU?

🚍 Nearby Bus stops

The nearest Bus stop is Park Road/Keresforth Hill Road(0.05 mi)

  • Park Road/Keresforth Hill Road, (0.05 mi)
  • Park Road/Raley Street, (0.11 mi)
  • Keresforth Hill Road/Broadway, (0.12 mi)
  • Keresforth Hill Road/School, (0.13 mi)
🚆 Nearest Railway Stations

The nearest Railway Station is Barnsley(1.11 mi)

  • Barnsley, (1.11 mi)
  • Dodworth, (1.37 mi)
  • Silkstone Common, (2.64 mi)
✈ Nearest Airports

The nearest airport is Manchester Airport(34.23 mi)

  • Manchester Airport, (34.23 mi)
🔍 Nearby Places

The nearest places is Kingstone Place(0.23 mi)

  • Kingstone Place, (0.23 mi)
  • Shaw Lands, (0.55 mi)
  • Shawlands, (0.55 mi)
  • White Hill, (0.57 mi)
  • Pogmoor, (0.66 mi)
Population
277
Avg Annual Income
£34,800
Full Time Employees
24.91%
Average Age
48.18

What is the S70 6RU Postcode Classification?

The S70 6RU postcode in Barnsley is classified by the ONS (Office for National Statistics) as below

  • Output Area Classification (2021): Industry Associations

  • Output Area Classification (2011): Renting hard-pressed workers

  • Work-zone Classification (2011): Non-metropolitan suburban areas

🏠 Housing in S70 6RU

🏡 House Types
  • Semi-detached: 53% (70 properties)
  • Terraced: 22% (29 properties)
  • Flat: 17% (23 properties)
🏡 House Tenure Breakdown
  • Owned: Owns outright: 31% (40 residents)

  • Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority: 29% (37 residents)

🏡 HouseHold Composition
  • 2 people in household: 37% (48 residents)

  • 1 person in household: 34% (44 residents)

As per the latest sold houses prices figures in the nearby area, The average prices are as follows,

  • Semi-Detached is around £78,652
  • Detached is around £91,333
See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the S706RU area.

Demographics of S70 6RU (Census 2021)

The most common demographic details for this postcode are outlined below.

  • Population: 292
  • Average Age: 48
  • Gender: 53% Female, 46% Male
  • Marital Status: 35% Married (98 residents), 30% Single (85 residents)
  • Age Distribution:

    • Between 55 to 59: 10% (30 residents)

    • Between 25 to 29: 7% (21 residents)

    • Between 45 to 49: 7% (20 residents)

Ethnicity and Religion

  • Ethnic Composition:
    • White: English: (92%): 257 residents

    • White: Other White: (4%): 12 residents

  • Religious Affiliation:
    • Christian: (59%): 166 residents

    • No religion: (35%): 98 residents

Employment, Education, and Socioeconomic Status

Deprivation

Most households in S70 6RU are Not deprived in any dimension (39%) or 50 residents, while 37 or (28%) individuals are Deprived in one dimension.

Employment and Economic Status
  • Employee: Full-time: (24%): 70 residents

  • Retired: (23%): 65 residents

Key Occupations
  • Professional occupations: (6%): 164 residents

  • Elementary occupations: (6%): 19 residents

Education
  • No qualifications : 74 residents (26%)

  • Level 3 (2 or more A levels): 41 residents (14%)

  • Level 4 (Degree (BA, BSc), higher degree (MA, PhD, PGCE)): 40 residents (13%)

Industry
  • Human health and social work activities: (22%): 25 residents

  • Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles: (16%): 18 residents

NS-SEC Social Class:
  • Routine occupations: (21%): 60 residents

  • Semi-routine occupations: (14%): 41 residents

Migration, Residency, and Nationality Statistics

Country of Birth
  • United Kingdom: (94%): 262 residents

  • European Union EU-2: (1%): 4 residents

Migrant Status
  • Address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration: (94%): 262 residents

  • Migrant from within the UK: Address one year ago was in the UK: (4%): 13 residents

Residence & Length of Stay
  • Born in the UK: (94%): 262 residents

  • 10 years or more: (3%): 10 residents

Passports Held (Nationality & Citizenship)
  • Europe: United Kingdom: (69%): 192 residents

  • No passport held: (26%): 74 residents

ROCKLEY MEADOWS, S70 6RU Property Information

Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses prices, The average prices are as follows,

  • Semi-Detached is around £78,652
  • Detached is around £91,333
See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the S70 6RU, Barnsley postcode.

Properties currently for saleProperties currently for rent

AddressSold DatePrice
2 ROCKLEY MEADOWSSemi-Detached, Freehold2018-12-20£122,000
12 ROCKLEY MEADOWSSemi-Detached, Freehold2018-07-06£128,000
2016-06-17£120,000
1999-11-05£47,500
8 ROCKLEY MEADOWSDetached, Freehold2017-07-14£117,500
2004-11-05£110,000
1998-12-21£46,500
4 ROCKLEY MEADOWSSemi-Detached, Freehold2005-12-02£114,950
2002-11-08£64,000
2000-06-09£52,000
6 ROCKLEY MEADOWSSemi-Detached, Freehold2004-11-29£113,300
14 ROCKLEY MEADOWSSemi-Detached, Freehold2003-09-01£79,950
1999-03-05£47,000
10 ROCKLEY MEADOWSSemi-Detached, Freehold1999-04-28£44,500
11 ROCKLEY MEADOWSSemi-Detached, Freehold1998-10-30£58,000
9 ROCKLEY MEADOWSSemi-Detached, Freehold1998-09-04£57,000
16 ROCKLEY MEADOWSSemi-Detached, Freehold1998-06-08£52,930
Tenure of household
Total127
Owned: Owns outright40
Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority37
Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan27
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency18
Social rented: Other social rented4
Lives rent free1
Does not apply0
Shared ownership: Shared ownership0
Private rented: Other private rented0
Number of People in a Household
Total129
2 people in household48
1 person in household44
3 people in household22
4 people in household10
6 people in household3
5 people in household2
0 people in household0
7 people in household0
8 or more people in household0
House Type

The most common house types in the nearby area are Semi-detached (70), Terraced (29), and Flat (23).

Total130
Semi-detached70
Terraced29
Flat23
Detached6
Shared house2
converted building0
commercial building0
temporary structure0
Nearby Schools

Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)

NameAgeDistanceDetails
Greenacre SchoolAll Through, Outstanding3-19S70 6RG (0.06 mi)Details
Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good3-11S70 6JL (0.50 mi)Details
Joseph Locke Primary SchoolPrimary, Good3-11S70 6JL (0.50 mi)Details
Shawlands Primary SchoolPrimary, Good3-11S70 6JL (0.50 mi)Details
Horizon Community CollegeSecondary, Good11-16S70 6PD (0.67 mi)Details
Keresforth Primary SchoolPrimary, Good3-11S75 3NU (0.76 mi)Details
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BarnsleyPrimary, Outstanding4-11S75 2DF (0.83 mi)Details
Barnsley CollegeSecondary, Outstanding14-99S70 2YW (0.84 mi)Details
Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolPrimary, Requires improvement3-11S70 4EB (0.88 mi)Details
Summer Lane PrimaryPrimary, Good3-11S75 2BB (0.99 mi)Details
Nearby Nhs GP

The nearest GP to this postcode is WOODLAND DRIVE MEDICAL CENTRE(0.51 mi). Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.

NameTelephonePostcode
woodland drive medical centreActivewoodland drive, barnsley01226244946S70 6QW
the grove medical practiceActive124-126 park grove, barnsley, south yorkshire01226288651S70 1QE
burleigh medical centreActiveburleigh street, barnsley, south yorkshire01226704343S70 1XY
victoria medical centre pms practiceActivevictoria medical centre, 7 victoria crescent west, barnsley, south yorkshire01226282758S75 2AE
Nearby Amenities

ROCKLEY MEADOWS, S70 6RU Demographics

(from Census 2021)

The population of S706RU is 277 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.

Age
Total276
Between 55 to 5930
Between 25 to 2921
Between 45 to 4920
Between 75 to 7920
Between 15 to 1919
Between 50 to 5418
Between 20 to 2417
Between 65 to 6917
Between 70 to 7417
Below 516
Between 35 to 3915
Between 40 to 4413
Between 10 to 1411
Between 60 to 6411
Between 80 to 8411
Between 5 to 99
Between 30 to 347
85+4
Ethinicity
Total277
White: English257
White: Other White12
African2
White: Irish2
White and Black Caribbean1
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1
White: Gypsy1
Any other ethnic group1
Education
Total276
No qualifications74
Level 341
Does not apply40
Level 437
Level 1 and entry level33
Level 233
Apprenticeship14
Other4
what these levels mean?
Deprivation
Total128
Not deprived in any dimension50
Deprived in one dimension37
Deprived in two dimension33
Deprived in three dimension8
Occupation
Total276
Does not apply164
Professional occupations19
Elementary occupations17
Caring, leisure and other service occupations16
Process, plant and machine operatives14
Skilled trades occupations12
Managers, directors and senior officials10
Associate professional and technical occupations10
Administrative and secretarial occupations7
Sales and customer service occupations7
Religion
Total277
Christian166
No religion98
Not answered10
Other religion3
NS-SEC
Total276
Routine occupations60
Semi-routine occupations41
Does not apply40
Never worked and long-term unemployed27
Intermediate occupations25
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22
Lower supervisory and technical occupations17
Small employers and own account workers15
Full-time students15
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14
Economic Status
Total281
Employee: Full-time70
Retired65
Does not apply40
Employee: Part-time25
Long-term sick or disabled23
Looking after home or family15
Student10
Other9
Self-employed without employees: Full-time8
Self-employed without employees: Part-time4
Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start4
Student And In employment: Employee: Part-time4
Student And In employment: Employee: Full-time3
Self-employed with employees: Full-time1
Country of Birth
Total277
United Kingdom262
European Union EU-24
The Americas and the Caribbean3
European Union EU-142
European Union EU-82
Africa2
All other EU countries1
Europe: Non-EU countries1
Migrant Indicator
Total277
Address one year ago is the same as the address of enumeration262
Migrant from within the UK: Address one year ago was in the UK13
Does not apply2