Wombwell North

Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,737 · 4 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,859 of 6,856 in England
  • #518 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #21 of 30 in Barnsley
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,732
Median age (est.)39
Density1,975per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above18%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 23%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Process & plant 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Process & plant13%
Skilled trades13%
Sales & customer service12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Professional10%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Wombwell North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,859 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 30 in Barnsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (69) but weak on Health (6). Typical homes here, about £167,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 106 sales), 7% below the wider Barnsley median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,103 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 89 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 22 · #5,318
Employment 12 · #6,010
Education 10 · #6,188
Health 6 · #6,414
Crime 11 · #6,072
Housing & access 69 · #2,123
Living environment 53 · #3,227

House prices ?

£167,500median (12m) · -5.6% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£167,500106-5.6%+28.8%
Detached£260,00025+1.4%+33.4%
Semi-detached£175,00038+0.3%+27.3%
Terraced£109,99543-0.0%+37.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£167,500
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)£31,103±£4,395 · #6,167 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,468
Price-to-income ?5.4×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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

89 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 687 offences
Barnsley92
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,495 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences331
Theft58
Burglary41
Vehicle crime39
Criminal damage & arson84
Public order & weapons65
Drugs22
Robbery5
Other42

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 143 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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