| Postcode | S72 0DP | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Barnsley | 
| Nearest station | Thurnscoe (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | Rotherham Road/Turner Street (N) Thurnscoe Lane/Byron Street (W) Rotherham Road/Thurnscoe Lane (N) Thurnscoe Lane/Stonebridge Lane (SE) Thurnscoe Lane/Ebenezer Street (W) Thurnscoe Lane/Allotment Gardens (SE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 12 View | 
| Known addresses | 5 Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton 15 Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton 17 Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.549923 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.345806 | |
| Easting | 443442 | |
| Northing | 406120 | |
| Grid reference | SE434061 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 609593 5934720 | |
| what3words | tamed.moved.croutons | |
| FixPhrase | crown macarena sneeze vixen | |
| Plus code | 9C5WGMX3+XM | |
| Altitude | 52 metres (171 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:03 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:36 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 45.2 KMs (28.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Great Houghton | E04000043 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | North East | E05000987 | 
| Metropolitan District | Barnsley | E08000038 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Barnsley North | E14001074 | 
| MP | Dan Jarvis | Labour | 
| Police force | South Yorkshire | |
| Water company | Yorkshire Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Barnsley | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | South Yorkshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Yorkshire and The Humber | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 31 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 10 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Great Houghton (Barnsley) | E63008267 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00037268 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Barnsley 020B | E01007349 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Barnsley 020B | E01007349 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Darfield & Great Houghton | E02001528 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Darfield & Great Houghton | E02001528 | 
| Travel to work area | Barnsley | E30000004 | 
| Average property price in Sheffield | £203,766 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.8% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2022 | £90,000 | 
| 17 Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2017 | £110,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2014 | £73,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2003 | £48,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 1999 | £27,000 | |
| 5 Wescoe Avenue, Great Houghton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 1996 | £28,000 |