Elsecar
Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 8,476 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,536 of 6,856 in England
- #384 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #12 of 30 in Barnsley
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
In summary
Elsecar is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,536 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 30 in Barnsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (72) but weak on Health (14). Typical homes here, about £170,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 100 sales), 6% below the wider Barnsley median of £180,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,679 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £170,000 | 100 | -1.2% | +25.9% |
| Detached | £293,500 | 22 | -5.3% | +46.8% |
| Semi-detached | £167,500 | 41 | +1.2% | +19.6% |
| Terraced | £125,000 | 31 | 0.0% | +47.1% |
| Flat | £87,500 | 6 | — | +35.7% |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,679 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.
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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.
- Hightown & Hartshead MoorKirklees34£195,000
- Crowle & KeadbyNorth Lincolnshire34£205,000
- Yeadon WestLeeds34£230,000
- Amblecote West & StambermillDudley34£249,125
- NorthbrookWorthing34£326,000
- London Bridge & Bermondsey WestSouthwark34£490,000