Kendray

Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,289 · 4 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,469 of 6,856 in England
  • #611 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #28 of 30 in Barnsley
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,230
Median age (est.)37
Density3,764per km²
No qualifications35%
Degree or above16%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 41%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 41%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 16%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant15%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional8%
Administrative8%
Professional7%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 2%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 2%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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

Kendray is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,469 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 30 in Barnsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (90) but weak on Health (2). Typical homes here, about £160,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 49 sales), 11% below the wider Barnsley median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,542 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 126 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 7 · #6,373
Employment 4 · #6,606
Education 6 · #6,462
Health 2 · #6,750
Crime 4 · #6,558
Housing & access 90 · #690
Living environment 85 · #999

House prices ?

£160,000median (12m) · +8.5% yr · n=49
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£160,00049+8.5%+37.3%
Detached£193,0005+4.3%
Semi-detached£159,00028+13.6%+38.3%
Terraced£154,50016+6.6%+33.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£160,000
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)£30,542±£4,353 · #6,293 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,205
Price-to-income ?5.2×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 ?

17Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

126 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 794 offences
Barnsley92
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,591 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences388
Theft86
Burglary28
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson120
Public order & weapons87
Drugs22
Robbery10
Other34

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 212 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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