S71 postcode area
The S71 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 5 to 77 across them.
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.
| 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 |
| Wombwell NorthBarnsley | 5,859 | 14 | £167,500 |
| Darfield & Great HoughtonBarnsley | 5,859 | 14 | £160,000 |
| 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 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around S71.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.