Barnsley
Local authority in Yorkshire and The Humber · 148 neighbourhoods
Areas
30 areasAgainst Yorkshire and The Humber: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is Yorkshire and The Humber's middle.
- Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & Thurgoland · S354 neighbourhoods£3,240 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne · S754 neighbourhoods£3,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Darton & Kexborough · S755 neighbourhoods£2,920 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Mapplewell & Staincross · S755 neighbourhoods£2,740 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Penistone · S366 neighbourhoods£2,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Dodworth · S754 neighbourhoods£2,650 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wilthorpe & Barugh Green · S757 neighbourhoods£2,610 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Monk Bretton · S715 neighbourhoods£2,520 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Royston West · S714 neighbourhoods£2,480 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Shafton & Upper Cudworth · S724 neighbourhoods£2,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,240 per m² · Yorkshire and The Humber £2,500 per m²
- By type
- Flat £103k · Terraced £134k · Semi £174k · Detached £299k
- Neighbourhoods
- 148
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of Yorkshire and The Humber's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 89.7 per 1,000 a year · Yorkshire and The Humber 94.4
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; Yorkshire and The Humber pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
88 state schools- Primary
- 77
- Secondary
- 11
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among Yorkshire and The Humber's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £41,600 a year · typical Yorkshire and The Humber neighbourhood £46,000
- Social renting
- 15% of homes · typical Yorkshire and The Humber neighbourhood 11%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 41% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 5% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of Yorkshire and The Humber's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Barnsley safe?
Police recorded about 89.7 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, about the same as Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole (94.4). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Barnsley?
Homes sold for a typical £2,240 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than Yorkshire and The Humber as a whole (£2,500 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £155,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Barnsley?
There are 77 state primary and 11 state secondary schools inside Barnsley's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Barnsley a deprived area?
41% of Barnsley's 148 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 5% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.