S63 postcode area · Barnsley

The S63 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Rotherham. Area Scores range from 5 to 67 across them. Every full S63 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The S63 district contains both ends of the scale: Thorpe Hesley at 68 out of 100 (#2,212 of 6,856 in England) against Thurnscoe at 6, a 62-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,750 in Bolton-upon-Dearne to £235,000 in Thorpe Hesley — a 1.9× gap within the S63 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnsley and Rotherham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,232a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied62%

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 S63 district

£160,000median home sold over the past year · +34.5% over 5 years · +4.6% over the year · 590 sales
Detached£256,995
Semi-detached£165,000
Terraced£117,750
Flat£113,500
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
Thorpe HesleyRotherham 2,21268 £235,000
Brampton & West MeltonRotherham 4,66632 £175,000
Wath upon DearneRotherham 5,46820 £176,000
Bolton-upon-DearneBarnsley 5,66717 £125,750
Darfield & Great HoughtonBarnsley 5,85914 £160,000
GoldthorpeBarnsley 6,3258 £150,000
ThurnscoeBarnsley 6,4556 £160,000

People living in S63 Census 2021

Residents63,438
Median age (est.)42
Density819per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above21%
No car or van22%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 21%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Professional13%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
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 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 0%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S63.

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.