Bolton-upon-Dearne

Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,714 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

17Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,667 of 6,856 in England
  • #498 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #20 of 30 in Barnsley
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,763
Median age (est.)40
Density1,564per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above18%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 15%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Sales & customer service 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Skilled trades13%
Sales & customer service13%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure10%
Professional10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 0%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 0%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 46% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bolton-upon-Dearne is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,667 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 30 in Barnsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (77) but weak on Health (7). Typical homes here sold for about £125,750 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 90 sales), 30% below the wider Barnsley median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,692 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 74 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 24 · #5,235
Employment 14 · #5,873
Education 12 · #6,037
Health 7 · #6,373
Crime 25 · #5,132
Housing & access 63 · #2,534
Living environment 77 · #1,547

House prices ?

£125,750median (12m) · +0.6% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£125,75090+0.6%+4.8%
Detached£192,00015-15.6%-5.9%
Semi-detached£130,000440.0%+13.5%
Terraced£110,00028+11.7%+29.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£125,750
Barnsley£180,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,692±£4,962 · #5,439 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,144
Price-to-income ?3.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

48Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

74 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 571 offences
Barnsley92
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #3,771 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences275
Theft44
Burglary53
Vehicle crime40
Criminal damage & arson58
Public order & weapons56
Drugs12
Robbery4
Other29

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 118 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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