The UK Postcode Database

S72 9BA

a postcode in Wakefield

Introduced in January 1980
S72 9BA Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with S72 9BA

Brierley Road - 15 properties, USRN 41800482

Frickley Bridge Lane - 1 property, USRN 1800276

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.6039 / 53°36'14"N

Longitude: -1.3947 / 1°23'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 606220 5940655

OS Easting: 440153

OS Northing: 412099

OS Grid: SE401120

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LVPR.VT

Mapcode Global: WHDCK.KP20

Open Location Code: 9C5WJJ34+H4

Maidenhead Locator System: IO93ho24

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 9477 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for S72 9BA 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 21:29
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:20
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:46
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 21:59
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:59 to 04:08
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:06

For a full sun and moon calendar for S72 9BA, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in S72 9BA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
11 January 2024 12 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Detached Freehold £252,000
14 July 2022 10 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
30 September 2021 12 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Detached Freehold £320,000
26 February 2021 14a Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Detached Freehold £275,000
24 January 2020 3 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Semi-detached Freehold £153,000
30 November 2017 16 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
12 October 2016 3 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
14 August 2014 1 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
10 January 2005 8 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Semi-detached Freehold £123,500
31 May 2002 8 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Semi-detached Freehold £54,000
19 June 2001 6 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Semi-detached Freehold £20,000
14 November 1997 2 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Detached Freehold £77,000
21 February 1997 16 Brierley Road, South Hiendley, Barnsley S72 9BA Semi-detached Freehold £45,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for S72 9BA

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Normanton and Hemsworth

MP

Jon Trickett Labour

Wakefield City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Hemsworth

Councillors

Laura Jones Labour

Jakob Williamson Independent

Melanie Jones Labour

S72 9BA also falls within the Civil Parish of South Hiendley, 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 9BA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00059464 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01011784 Wakefield 040C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002477 Wakefield 040 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000243 South Hiendley Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05001450 Hemsworth Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E08000036 Wakefield Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000003 Yorkshire and The Humber Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001383 Normanton and Hemsworth Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000010 West Yorkshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000283 Wakefield and Castleford Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33012712 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000062 Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2021 BEIS
E38000190 NHS Wakefield Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2015 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000054 NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000030 West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63008178 South Hiendley 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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