Royston West
Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,093 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,433 of 6,856 in England
- #378 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #10 of 30 in Barnsley
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Skilled trades 12% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Other 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
Royston West is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,433 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 30 in Barnsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (90) but weak on Health (15). Typical homes here sold for about £200,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+6%) (from 76 sales), 11% above the wider Barnsley median of £180,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,873 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £34,800 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £200,000 | 76 | +5.3% | +6.4% |
| Detached | £280,000 | 35 | +3.7% | +19.9% |
| Semi-detached | £167,000 | 27 | -7.2% | +19.3% |
| Terraced | £116,250 | 12 | -3.9% | +36.8% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #1,873 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 #3,827 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 241 |
| Theft | 82 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 68 |
| Public order & weapons | 59 |
| Drugs | 11 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other | 23 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 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.
- Kettering SouthNorth Northamptonshire35£218,362
- Rainworth & BlidworthNewark and Sherwood35£180,000
- Eckington East & RenishawNorth East Derbyshire35£175,000
- Holt Lane End & BardsleyOldham35£240,000
- Shrewsbury MonkmoorShropshire35£250,000
- CromerNorth Norfolk35£272,250