Wombwell South

Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 9,637 · 6 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,345 of 6,856 in England
  • #460 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #15 of 30 in Barnsley
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,592
Median age (est.)40
Density1,477per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above22%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 28%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 19%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 12%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 13% · Professional 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary13%
Professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 46% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 South is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,345 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 30 in Barnsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (71) but weak on Health (10). Typical homes here, about £195,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 133 sales), 8% above the wider Barnsley median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,841 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 76 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 28 · #4,961
Employment 19 · #5,571
Education 17 · #5,688
Health 10 · #6,168
Crime 32 · #4,687
Housing & access 71 · #1,993
Living environment 68 · #2,205

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · +9.1% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,000133+9.1%+39.3%
Detached£289,99539+2.7%+38.1%
Semi-detached£181,00039+2.0%+34.1%
Terraced£162,00046+13.7%+38.8%
Flat£90,0009+40.1%
This area£195,000
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)£34,841±£4,908 · #5,085 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,659
Price-to-income ?5.6×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 ?

51Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

76 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 737 offences
Barnsley92
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #3,902 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences370
Theft41
Burglary34
Vehicle crime81
Criminal damage & arson90
Public order & weapons62
Drugs13
Robbery6
Other40

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 182 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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