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On Beech Close, in Grimethorpe & Brierley
What it's like at S72 9EJ: every home that has sold on Beech Close since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Beech Close; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 5 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Beech CloseSemi-detached | Aug 1999 | £43,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Beech CloseSemi-detached | May 2018 | £120,000 | 71 m² | £1,690/m² | 1 |
| 7, Beech CloseSemi-detached | Jan 2014 | £105,000 | 56 m² | £1,875/m² | 1 |
| 9, Beech CloseSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £130,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 11, Beech CloseDetached | Sept 2007 | £214,950 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Fitzwilliam, a drive away (4.2 km), with 273k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Common Road/Park Avenue, 250 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (routes 27B, 39, 27A); 27 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 45 minutes away by public transport (20 by car).
The nearest primary school is Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 86% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Shafton, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 42 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 2.0 km away, with Brierley Off Licence and General Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is South Hiendley Surgery (1.9 km), with Shafton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.0 km).
For a haircut, Poppy's is 3.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Barnsley Hospital, 8.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 71% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Welfare Hall Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (1.4 km), and Shafton Village WMC the nearest pub (1.9 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 108 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
It's growing: about 105 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Brierley Park, 150 m away; for exercise, New Options Community Fitness (2.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 37 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 65 km.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
9 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Barnsley North constituency: Dan Jarvis MP (Labour), since March 2011. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,811 (21.2%), turnout 47%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 8%, Green Party 5%.
3 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near S72 9EJ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Beech Close in the last 12 months.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.1% | 95.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.8% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.3% | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cleethorpes · about 81 min
Nearest: Albert Avenue Pools · about 68 min
Nearest: Diggerland Yorkshire · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.