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Barnsley
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any S, HD and DN postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Barnsley
- 0planning applications this week
- 169.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 173.9p
- 44hygiene scores this month
- 5,796local businesses listed
- 100food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: New Row Lane (Northern Powergrid)
19 Oct to 23 Oct. A new connection to a building in the road and on the verge. The road will be closed.
New Row Lane, Ingbirchworth, Barnsley -
Road closed: Park View (Openreach)
19 Oct to 21 Oct. Work on pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Park View, Shafton, Barnsley -
Approved: Rear extension at Cliffe House, 7 Cliffe Court, Monk Bretton, Barnsley
Erection of a single storey rear extension projecting 5m from the rear of the dwelling with an eaves height of 2.6m and a maximum height of 4m (Prior Notification - Householder)
Cliffe House, 7 Cliffe Court, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2HF -
Approved: Extension at 103 Pontefract Road, Barnsley
Proposed single storey front extension to dwelling
103 Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 1HS
Barnsley in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
7,339crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£178kmiddle price, 699 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
60applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
44hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
4roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
169.9pcheapest unleadedat Asda Silkstone Express Petrol · most around 173.9p · dearest 175.9p · 24 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
5events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
33street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
93schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
217GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
317charities based in BarnsleyEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory5,796 shops, trades and services across Barnsley, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any S, HD and DN postcode in Barnsley, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
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