S72 8NU maps, stats, and open data

S72 8NU lies on Ash Mount in Shafton, Barnsley. S72 8NU is located in the North East electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Barnsley and the English Parliamentary constituency of Barnsley East. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS South Yorkshire ICB - 02P and the police force is South Yorkshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

S72 8NU maps

S72 8NU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

S72 8NU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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S72 8NU geodata

Easting	439191
Northing	411492
Latitude	53.598539
Longitude	-1.409287

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is S72 8NU?

Street	Ash Mount
Locality	Shafton
Town/City	Barnsley
Country	England
Postcode District	S72
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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S72 8NU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of S72 8NU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

Ward	North East
Constituency	Barnsley East

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in S72 8NU

THE BUNGALOW, ASH MOUNT, SHAFTON, BARNSLEY, S72 8NU 1998 27 NOV £79,950
THE BUNGALOW, ASH MOUNT, SHAFTON, BARNSLEY, S72 8NU 1998 18 MAY £95,000

➜ Shafton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to S72 8NU

Millside (Hawthorne Street)	Shafton	175m
Henry Close (Redthorne Way)	Shafton	179m
The Green (Dog Hill)	Shafton	296m
Greenside (Sandybridge Lane)	Shafton	347m
Greenside (Sandybridge Lane)	Shafton	348m

Nearest railway stations to S72 8NU

Fitzwilliam Station	4.4km
Barnsley Station	6.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in S72 8NU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in S72 8NU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	100.0%

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S72 8NU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in S72 8NU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	101,851
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,731
Median (kWh/meter)	14,487

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	21,890
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,648
Median (kWh/meter)	3,808

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in S72 8NU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in S72 8NU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

62.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than S72 8NU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to S72 8NU (metres)

Holly Tree Lodge

Holly Tree Lodge

305m

The Singing Man

The Singing Man

411m

Corners Blend and Brew

Shafton Methodist Church

416m

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Nearest post box to S72 8NU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Sandybridge Lane	16:00	09:00	357m
108 High Street	16:00	09:00	446m
Shafton Two Gates	16:00	09:00	961m

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Source: Dracos
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S72 8NU ITL and S72 8NU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for S72 8NU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLE	Yorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLE3	South Yorkshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLE31	Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000016	Barnsley

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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S72 8NU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for S72 8NU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00037162
LSOA	E01007329	Barnsley 003A
MSOA	E02001511	Barnsley 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to S72 8NU

S72 8NT	Hawthorne Street	155m
S72 8PW	The Green View	156m
S72 8NX	Millside	183m
S72 8US	Holly Farm	219m
S72 8NR	Dog Hill	281m
S72 8NP	Sceptone Grove	306m
S72 8PA	The Green	329m
S72 8PL	Greenside	334m
S72 8NZ	Ashwell Close	335m
S72 8NL	Dog Hill	343m

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