5,988
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
79 · 6.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£152,500
Median property price
305
Postcodes
Overview of Old Town
Coordinates53.5614, -1.4892
Postcodes
305
Population (Census)
13,203
Households (Census)
5,988
Recorded crime · May '26
79 · 6.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Old Town
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.67 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.67 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Old Town
Property sales · Old Town
HM Land Registry · Old Town
Average price
£177,603
YoY: -7.8%
Median price: £173,778
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £216,875
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£260k£190k£121k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Old Town
Crime trends · Old Town
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
352310
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
32
YoY -9%
ASB
19125
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +36%
Vehicle Crime
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
1172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
1061
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +75%
Demographics in Old Town
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.7%
Other White4.8%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian52.3%
No religion40.5%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
50–6421.4%
35–4920.5%
25–3413.3%
65–7410.2%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Other20.8%
Any member 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
All members 66+8.7%
+ 7 other households · 34.5%
Schools in Old Town
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley
Barnsley · S75 2DF
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wilthorpe Primary School
Barnsley · S75 1EG
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Summer Lane Primary
Barnsley · S75 2BB
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wilthorpe Primary School
Barnsley · S75 1EG
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Old Town
Postcodes in Old Town
S71 1BFS71 1JHS71 1JJS71 1JLS71 1JNS71 1JRS71 1JSS71 1JTS71 1JUS71 1JWS71 1JXS71 1LHS71 1LJS71 1LLS71 1LNS71 1LRS71 1LUS71 1LXS71 1LYS71 1NAS71 1NDS71 1NFS71 1NGS71 1NJS71 1NLS71 1NNS71 1NWS71 1PBS71 1PDS71 1PES71 1PFS71 1PGS71 1PHS71 1PNS71 1PPS71 1PQS71 1PSS71 1PUS71 1PWS71 1PZS71 1QAS71 1QBS71 1QDS71 1QES71 1QFS71 1QGS71 1QHS71 1QJS71 1QLS71 1QNS71 1QPS71 1QQS71 1QRS71 1QSS71 1QTS71 1QUS71 1QWS71 1QXS71 1QYS71 1QZS71 1RBS71 1RDS71 1RJS71 1TXS71 1TYS71 1UAS71 1UBS71 1UFS71 1UGS71 1UQS71 1XHS71 1XJS71 1XLS71 1XPS71 1XQS71 1XRS71 1XSS71 1XTS71 1XUS71 1XWS71 1XXS71 2ABS71 2ADS71 2AES71 2GDS71 2GES71 2GFS71 2QTS71 2QUS75 1AAS75 1AES75 1AFS75 1AGS75 1AHS75 1AJS75 1AQS75 1ATS75 1AUS75 1AWS75 1AXS75 1AYS75 1AZS75 1BAS75 1BBS75 1BDS75 1BES75 1BFS75 1BGS75 1BHS75 1BJS75 1BLS75 1BNS75 1BPS75 1BQS75 1BWS75 1DAS75 1DBS75 1DDS75 1DFS75 1DG