Shafton & Upper Cudworth

Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 6,026 · 4 LSOAs

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

24Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,228 of 6,856 in England
  • #451 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #14 of 30 in Barnsley
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,119
Median age (est.)46
Density969per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above21%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 16%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Professional12%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 40% · 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

Shafton & Upper Cudworth is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,228 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 30 in Barnsley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (54) and lowest on Health (8). Typical homes here, about £166,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 75 sales), 8% below the wider Barnsley median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,142 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.

Income 36 · #4,358
Employment 25 · #5,153
Education 20 · #5,489
Health 8 · #6,270
Crime 22 · #5,331
Housing & access 37 · #4,330
Living environment 54 · #3,151

House prices ?

£166,000median (12m) · +3.8% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£166,00075+3.8%+33.3%
Detached£267,50019+5.5%+29.9%
Semi-detached£160,00037+3.2%+25.5%
Terraced£142,50017+14.0%+77.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£166,000
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)£32,142±£4,620 · #5,922 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,507
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 ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 453 offences
Barnsley92
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #3,833 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences232
Theft38
Burglary31
Vehicle crime34
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons44
Drugs11
Robbery6
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 86 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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