North East is a ward to the north‑east of the town centre within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It blends older terrace housing from the coal‑mining era with more recent suburban developments and benefits from nearby green spaces and easy road links towards the Pennine foothills.
Historically shaped by mining and local industry, the area retains a strong community identity with active sports clubs, community centres and traditional pubs. Since the pit closures its economy has shifted towards services and commuting to nearby cities such as Sheffield and Leeds, and there have been steady regeneration efforts alongside persistent social challenges in parts of the ward.
Postcode districts covering North East
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 14.1 miles
- Leeds 17.3 miles
- Bradford 21.8 miles
- Huddersfield 17.9 miles
- Rotherham 9.9 miles
- Doncaster 11.4 miles
- Chesterfield 22.6 miles
- Wakefield 9.1 miles
- Halifax 23.2 miles
- Barnsley 3.7 miles
- Castleford 10.3 miles
- Morley 15.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Grimethorpe Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Brierley Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Shafton Parish 1.7 miles
- Cudworth Ward 1.7 miles
- Cudworth and Shafton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Great Houghton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Little Houghton Parish 2.1 miles
- South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Parish 2.5 miles
- Darfield Built-up area 2.6 miles
- South Hiendley Built-up area 2.6 miles
- South Kirkby Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Clayton with Frickley Parish 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in North East
S72 9LJ, S72 7NE, S72 0DT, S72 9JU, S72 7GH, S72 9HS, S72 7JR, S72 8QT, S72 7LF … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 16.5 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.3 miles
- Moorthorpe Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Thurnscoe Railway Station 3.4 miles
Hotels near North East Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Churchill's Hotel 2 3.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 4.8 miles
- Burntwood Court Hotel 1.4 miles
- The Fairway 3 6.8 miles
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 8.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 6.3 miles
- Holmfield Arms 8.5 miles
Schools in North East
- Brierley C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Ladywood Primary School Primary
- Lift Shafton Primary
- Milefield Primary School Primary
- Outwood Academy Shafton Secondary
- Sandhill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 4 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 4.5 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 5.5 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5.8 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.8 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 7.8 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.7 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 9 miles
- Stanley Library Library 10.5 miles
- Outwood Library Library 10.6 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 11.1 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 11.7 miles