108,142
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,269 · 9.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£170,020
Median property price
6,864
Postcodes
Overview of Barnsley
Coordinates53.5475, -1.4586
Postcodes
6,864
Population (Census)
245,005
Households (Census)
108,142
Recorded crime · May '26
2,269 · 9.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Barnsley
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.91 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.91 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Barnsley
Property sales · Barnsley
HM Land Registry · Barnsley
Average price
£185,714
YoY: -3.3%
Median price: £170,917
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 87 sales · avg £166,372
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£208k£187k£166k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Barnsley
Crime trends · Barnsley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
886746606
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
814
YoY stable
ASB
438337235
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
438
YoY +21%
Vehicle Crime
17312882
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
108
YoY -14%
Burglary
16912275
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
75
YoY -20%
Criminal damage
251202153
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
196
YoY -9%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
223165107
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
179
YoY -20%
Demographics in Barnsley
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.6%
Other White3.8%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian51.3%
No religion42.1%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4918.3%
25–3413.4%
65–7410.8%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Other17.7%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
All members 66+9.5%
+ 8 other households · 36.7%
Wards in Barnsley
Penistone East
IMD 7.77470 postcodes
Penistone West
IMD 7.52357 postcodes
Darton West
IMD 6.40287 postcodes
Dodworth
IMD 5.93296 postcodes
Darton East
IMD 5.71292 postcodes
Old Town
IMD 4.67305 postcodes
Rockingham
IMD 4.44300 postcodes
Hoyland Milton
IMD 3.67365 postcodes
Royston
IMD 3.64280 postcodes
Cudworth
IMD 3.45284 postcodes
Wombwell
IMD 3.32338 postcodes
Darfield
IMD 3.11295 postcodes
Central
IMD 2.80464 postcodes
Monk Bretton
IMD 2.71338 postcodes
North East
IMD 2.64371 postcodes
Dearne South
IMD 2.49304 postcodes
Stairfoot
IMD 2.49315 postcodes
Kingstone
IMD 2.44310 postcodes
Worsbrough
IMD 2.25312 postcodes
Dearne North
IMD 1.44324 postcodes
Schools in Barnsley
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Birkwood Primary School
Barnsley · S72 8HG
Outstanding
2.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Cherry Dale Primary School
Barnsley · S72 8AA
Outstanding
3.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Gawber Primary School
Barnsley · S75 2RJ
Outstanding
2.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Greenacre School
Barnsley · S70 6RG
Outstanding
1.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19
Hunningley Primary Academy
Barnsley · S70 3DT
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Forest Academy
Barnsley · S70 3NG
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Trinity Academy St. Edwards
Barnsley · S70 6FP
Outstanding
2.0 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Astrea Academy Dearne
Barnsley · S63 9EW
Good
6.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Athersley North Primary School
Barnsley · S71 3NB
Good
2.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Athersley South Primary School
Barnsley · S71 3TP
Good
2.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.