The UK Postcode Database

S72 8QN

a terminated large user postcode in Barnsley

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in January 1995
S72 8QN Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.586 / 53°35'9"N

Longitude: -1.3972 / 1°23'50"W

UTM Reference: 30U 606095 5938654

OS Easting: 440000

OS Northing: 410100

OS Grid: SE400101

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LVPZ.98

Mapcode Global: WHDCR.H4V7

Open Location Code: 9C5WHJP3+94

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93ho20

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: B1

  • minor urban conurbation
  • a large city

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12603 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for S72 8QN on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:21
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:48
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
Sunset 21:28
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:20
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:46
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 21:58
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:58 to 04:08
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:06

For a full sun and moon calendar for S72 8QN, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for S72 8QN

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Barnsley North

MP

Dan Jarvis Labour

Metropolitan district ward

North East

Councillors

Dorothy Coates Labour

Ruth Booker Labour

Ashley Peace Labour

S72 8QN also falls within the Civil Parish of Shafton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for S72 8QN

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00037164 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01007331 Barnsley 003B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001511 Barnsley 003 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000051 Shafton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05000987 North East Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 April 2025 DLUHC
E08000016 Barnsley Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E08000038 Barnsley Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 April 2025 DLUHC
E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001074 Barnsley North Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000011 South Yorkshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000004 Barnsley Travel to Work Areas Other 1 January 2009 ONS
E33010703 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000054 South Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 December 2022 BEIS
E38000006 NHS Barnsley CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000061 NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000025 South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2019 NHS England
E63008228 Cudworth and Shafton Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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