Darton & Kexborough
Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,659 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode S75
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,809 of 6,856 in England
- #231 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #5 of 30 in Barnsley
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Muslim 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
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
Darton & Kexborough is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,809 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 30 in Barnsley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (67) and lowest on Health (27). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 47% in five years (from 112 sales), 22% above the wider Barnsley median of £180,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #553 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £37,385 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 49 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £220,000 | 112 | +10.0% | +46.7% |
| Detached | £335,000 | 41 | +9.8% | +42.6% |
| Semi-detached | £200,000 | 39 | +7.8% | +47.6% |
| Terraced | £135,500 | 30 | +5.9% | +42.6% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #553 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,060 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 193 |
| Theft | 29 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 43 |
| Public order & weapons | 42 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other | 22 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Barnsley
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Ayton & SnaintonNorth Yorkshire59£240,000
- WardleyGateshead59£185,000
- Westbury North & WestWiltshire59£265,000
- Scarisbrick, Halsall & HaskayneWest Lancashire59£302,500
- Ruxley LaneEpsom and Ewell59£490,000
- Heworth South & The GrovesYork59£235,000