S71 postcode area · Barnsley
The S71 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 5 to 77 across them. Every full S71 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The S71 district contains both ends of the scale: Walton, Woolley & Bretton at 77 out of 100 (#1,554 of 6,856 in England) against Worsbrough Common at 5, a 72-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 10 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,500 in Worsbrough Common to £363,000 in Walton, Woolley & Bretton — a 3.0× gap within the S71 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnsley and Wakefield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 S71 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton, Woolley & BrettonWakefield | 1,554 | 77 | £363,000 |
| BirdwellBarnsley | 3,933 | 43 | £192,500 |
| Monk BrettonBarnsley | 4,399 | 36 | £187,500 |
| Royston WestBarnsley | 4,433 | 35 | £200,000 |
| Ardsley & StairfootBarnsley | 4,454 | 35 | £140,000 |
| HoneywellBarnsley | 4,845 | 29 | £175,000 |
| Shafton & Upper CudworthBarnsley | 5,228 | 24 | £166,000 |
| Royston East & CarltonBarnsley | 5,640 | 18 | £154,000 |
| Barnsley Town & Park RoadBarnsley | 5,653 | 18 | £125,000 |
| Darfield & Great HoughtonBarnsley | 5,859 | 14 | £160,000 |
| Wombwell NorthBarnsley | 5,859 | 14 | £167,500 |
| LundwoodBarnsley | 6,161 | 10 | £170,000 |
| AthersleyBarnsley | 6,469 | 6 | £150,000 |
| KendrayBarnsley | 6,469 | 6 | £160,000 |
| Worsbrough CommonBarnsley | 6,490 | 5 | £120,500 |
People living in S71 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 16% · Professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 16% |
| Professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 9%
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 S71
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S71 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around S71.
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.