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S70 postcode area · Barnsley

The S70 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley. Area Scores range from 5 to 69 across them. Every full S70 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The S70 district contains both ends of the scale: Wilthorpe & Barugh Green at 70 out of 100 (#2,068 of 6,856 in England) against Worsbrough Common at 5, a 64-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 £120,500 in Worsbrough Common to £220,000 in Wilthorpe & Barugh Green — a 1.8× gap within the S70 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,519a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime113per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied60%

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 S70 district

£157,000median home sold over the past year · +30.9% over 5 years · +4.7% over the year · 496 sales
Detached£300,000
Semi-detached£168,600
Terraced£129,000
Flat£93,250
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
Wilthorpe & Barugh GreenBarnsley 2,06870 £220,000
DodworthBarnsley 3,73446 £185,500
BirdwellBarnsley 3,93343 £192,500
Ardsley & StairfootBarnsley 4,45435 £140,000
HoneywellBarnsley 4,84529 £175,000
Barnsley Town & Park RoadBarnsley 5,65318 £125,000
WorsbroughBarnsley 6,11311 £170,000
LundwoodBarnsley 6,16110 £170,000
KendrayBarnsley 6,4696 £160,000
Worsbrough CommonBarnsley 6,4905 £120,500

People living in S70 Census 2021

Residents85,802
Median age (est.)42
Density1,444per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above24%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 20%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

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 51% · No religion 42% · 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.

Towns & places in S70

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S70 district.

Worsbrough

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S70.

S71 S75 S73 S74 S72 S63 S35 WF4

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.