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 miles22.7 km
- Leeds 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Bradford 21.8 miles35 km
- Huddersfield 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Rotherham 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Doncaster 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Chesterfield 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Wakefield 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Halifax 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Barnsley 3.7 miles6 km
- Castleford 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Morley 15.3 miles24.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Grimethorpe Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Brierley Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Shafton Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cudworth Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cudworth and Shafton Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Great Houghton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Little Houghton Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Darfield Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- South Hiendley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- South Kirkby Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Clayton with Frickley Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in North East
S72 7HG, S72 7AG, S72 0AZ, S72 7AP, S72 9LF, S72 7NP, S72 9GN, S72 8WH, S72 7AH … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Moorthorpe Railway Station 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Thurnscoe Railway Station 3.4 miles5.5 km
Hotels near North East Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 3.7 miles6 km
- Burntwood Court Hotel 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 6.1 miles9.7 km
- The Fairway 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Holmfield Arms 8.5 miles13.7 km
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 miles6.5 km
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 9 miles14.4 km
- Stanley Library Library 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Outwood Library Library 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 11.7 miles18.8 km