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S74 postcode area · Barnsley

The S74 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Rotherham. Area Scores range from 14 to 67 across them. Every full S74 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The S74 district contains both ends of the scale: Thorpe Hesley at 68 out of 100 (#2,212 of 6,856 in England) against Wombwell North at 14, a 53-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £167,500 in Wombwell North to £235,000 in Thorpe Hesley. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Barnsley and Rotherham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,409a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime71per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied64%

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 S74 district

£165,000median home sold over the past year · +32.0% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 212 sales
Detached£327,000
Semi-detached£165,000
Terraced£128,000
Flat£91,000
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
BirdwellBarnsley 3,93343 £192,500
ElsecarBarnsley 4,53634 £170,000
HoylandBarnsley 5,51620 £175,000
Wombwell NorthBarnsley 5,85914 £167,500

People living in S74 Census 2021

Residents39,432
Median age (est.)45
Density675per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above23%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 19%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 42% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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 S74

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S74 district.

Wombwell

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around S74.

S73 S70 S63 S97 S71 S61 S62 S75

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.