S30 postcode area · Sheffield

The S30 postcode district spans 16 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Rotherham, Sheffield. Area Scores range from 6 to 87 across them. Every full S30 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the S30 district: Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne scores 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 nationally) while Parson Cross sits at 6 — neighbours on the map, 81 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £175,000 in Parson Cross to £384,000 in Bakewell North, Baslow & Calver — a 2.2× gap within the S30 district. Note that the district straddles 5 local authorities — Barnsley, Derbyshire Dales, High Peak, Rotherham and Sheffield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,379a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & CawthorneBarnsley 84188 £370,370
Grenoside & Ecclesfield NorthSheffield 1,24682 £228,750
Bakewell North, Baslow & CalverDerbyshire Dales 1,34280 £384,000
PenistoneBarnsley 1,70575 £240,000
ChapeltownSheffield 1,76774 £215,000
Hathersage, Bradwell & TideswellDerbyshire Dales 1,82273 £375,000
Oughtibridge & BradfieldSheffield 2,15768 £290,000
Thorpe HesleyRotherham 2,21268 £235,000
Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & ThurgolandBarnsley 2,47364 £335,000
Chapel-en-le-Frith & Hope ValleyHigh Peak 2,58962 £270,000
Deepcar & BolsterstoneSheffield 2,73360 £235,000
BirdwellBarnsley 3,93343 £192,500
StocksbridgeSheffield 4,02941 £187,300
High Green & BurncrossSheffield 4,66632 £185,000
Ecclesfield SouthSheffield 5,06426 £203,000
Parson CrossSheffield 6,4076 £175,000

People living in S30 Census 2021

Residents133,822
Median age (est.)48
Density163per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above31%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 14%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in S30

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S30 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S30.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.