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S36 postcode area · Barnsley

The S36 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Sheffield. Area Scores range from 41 to 87 across them. Every full S36 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The S36 district contains both ends of the scale: Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne at 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 in England) against Stocksbridge at 41, a 46-point gap between neighbouring areas. 3 of the 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £187,300 in Stocksbridge to £370,370 in Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne — a 2.0× gap within the S36 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnsley and Sheffield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£40,047a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime49per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied77%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the S36 district

£237,496median home sold over the past year · +30.5% over 5 years · +0.8% over the year · 457 sales
Detached£352,500
Semi-detached£223,000
Terraced£175,000
Flat£127,500
Barnsley£180,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & CawthorneBarnsley 84188 £370,370
PenistoneBarnsley 1,70575 £240,000
Oughtibridge & BradfieldSheffield 2,15768 £290,000
Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & ThurgolandBarnsley 2,47364 £335,000
Deepcar & BolsterstoneSheffield 2,73360 £235,000
StocksbridgeSheffield 4,02941 £187,300

People living in S36 Census 2021

Residents46,207
Median age (est.)47
Density152per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above35%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 11%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

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 52% · No religion 42% · 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S36.

S30 S35 S75 S70 S6 HD8 S74 HD9

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.