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

Typical net household income£33,365a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime110per 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 S71 district

£170,000median home sold over the past year · +24.1% over 5 years · +1.2% over the year · 451 sales
Detached£272,000
Semi-detached£167,000
Terraced£130,750
Flat£85,000
Barnsley£180,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Walton, Woolley & BrettonWakefield 1,55477 £363,000
BirdwellBarnsley 3,93343 £192,500
Monk BrettonBarnsley 4,39936 £187,500
Royston WestBarnsley 4,43335 £200,000
Ardsley & StairfootBarnsley 4,45435 £140,000
HoneywellBarnsley 4,84529 £175,000
Shafton & Upper CudworthBarnsley 5,22824 £166,000
Royston East & CarltonBarnsley 5,64018 £154,000
Barnsley Town & Park RoadBarnsley 5,65318 £125,000
Darfield & Great HoughtonBarnsley 5,85914 £160,000
Wombwell NorthBarnsley 5,85914 £167,500
LundwoodBarnsley 6,16110 £170,000
AthersleyBarnsley 6,4696 £150,000
KendrayBarnsley 6,4696 £160,000
Worsbrough CommonBarnsley 6,4905 £120,500

People living in S71 Census 2021

Residents120,078
Median age (est.)42
Density997per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above22%
No car or van25%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 21%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%

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: 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.