Stairfoot is an electoral ward in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley, on the south‑eastern edge of the town in South Yorkshire. The ward is centred on the busy Stairfoot junction where several A‑roads meet, making it a local transport hub that links Barnsley with Doncaster, Sheffield and the Dearne Valley. Its landscape reflects 19th‑ and 20th‑century industrial growth - former coal and engineering works gave rise to terraced housing and working‑class communities.
Today Stairfoot is a mixed residential area with pockets of social housing, local shops and retailing, and ongoing regeneration aimed at tackling post‑industrial economic challenges. Community groups, schools and local histories keep a strong sense of place, while the remaining industrial legacy and road network continue to shape daily life and development prospects.
Postcode districts covering Stairfoot
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 11.4 miles
- Leeds 18.8 miles
- Bradford 22 miles
- Huddersfield 16.7 miles
- Rotherham 7.9 miles
- Doncaster 13.3 miles
- Chesterfield 20 miles
- Wakefield 10.3 miles
- Halifax 22.5 miles
- Barnsley 2 miles
- Castleford 13.2 miles
- Morley 16.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Worsbrough Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Central Ward 1.9 miles
- Wombwell Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Barnsley Built-up area 2 miles
- Kingstone Ward 2.2 miles
- Jump Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Monk Bretton Ward 2.3 miles
- Hemingfield Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Hoyland Milton Ward 2.4 miles
- Darfield Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Hoyland Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Old Town Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Stairfoot
S70 3HG, S70 3DY, S71 5AB, S70 3RJ, S70 3FJ, S70 3AX, S70 3JQ, S70 3PB, S70 3NX … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 18.1 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 24.4 miles
- Wombwell Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Barnsley Interchange 2.1 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Bus Station 9.8 miles
Hotels near Stairfoot Ad
- Travelodge Barnsley 3 0.6 miles
- ibis Styles Barnsley 3 3.5 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley Central M1 J37 3 2.4 miles
- Wortley Hall Sheffield 3 5.1 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley 3 2.8 miles
- Churchill's Hotel 3 1.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 3.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham – North 3 4 miles
- Mercure Barnsley Tankersley Manor Hotel 4 4 miles
- Premier Inn Sheffield/Barnsley 3 4.3 miles
Schools in Stairfoot
- Barnsley Academy Secondary
- Hunningley Primary Academy Primary
- Oakhill Primary Academy Primary
- The Forest Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Oakwell Stadium 1.6 miles
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 2.8 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 3.1 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 8.1 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 8.7 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 8.7 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 8.8 miles
- Hillsborough Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 9.8 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 10.6 miles
- University of Sheffield University 11.1 miles
- The Leadmill Theatre 11.3 miles