Worsbrough

Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 9,462 · 6 LSOAs

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

11Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,113 of 6,856 in England
  • #554 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #23 of 30 in Barnsley
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,436
Median age (est.)45
Density1,091per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above20%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 31%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Skilled trades14%
Caring & leisure13%
Process & plant11%
Professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Worsbrough is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,113 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 30 in Barnsley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (89) but weak on Health (3). Typical homes here, about £170,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 99 sales), 6% below the wider Barnsley median of £180,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,505 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 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 17 · #5,708
Employment 8 · #6,270
Education 13 · #5,982
Health 3 · #6,654
Crime 8 · #6,284
Housing & access 89 · #725
Living environment 54 · #3,172

House prices ?

£170,000median (12m) · -5.6% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£170,00099-5.6%+25.9%
Detached£305,00033+18.4%+60.5%
Semi-detached£150,00046-9.5%+15.4%
Terraced£142,50020+23.9%+35.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£170,000
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)£31,505±£4,475 · #6,072 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,887
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 ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 951 offences
Barnsley92
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #4,957 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences424
Theft108
Burglary78
Vehicle crime62
Criminal damage & arson111
Public order & weapons71
Drugs26
Robbery14
Other57

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 164 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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