S75 postcode area · Barnsley

The S75 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 10 to 87 across them. Every full S75 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The S75 district contains both ends of the scale: Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne at 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 in England) against Worsbrough at 11, a 77-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £125,000 in Barnsley Town & Park Road to £370,370 in Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne — a 3.0× gap within the S75 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£35,887a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied68%

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 S75 district

£223,000median home sold over the past year · +31.2% over 5 years · +6.2% over the year · 604 sales
Detached£339,000
Semi-detached£209,000
Terraced£145,000
Flat£120,000
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
Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & CawthorneBarnsley 84188 £370,370
Walton, Woolley & BrettonWakefield 1,55477 £363,000
Wilthorpe & Barugh GreenBarnsley 2,06870 £220,000
Ingbirchworth, Dunford Bridge & ThurgolandBarnsley 2,47364 £335,000
Darton & KexboroughBarnsley 2,80959 £220,000
Mapplewell & StaincrossBarnsley 3,46050 £222,500
DodworthBarnsley 3,73446 £185,500
BirdwellBarnsley 3,93343 £192,500
HoneywellBarnsley 4,84529 £175,000
HoylandBarnsley 5,51620 £175,000
Barnsley Town & Park RoadBarnsley 5,65318 £125,000
WorsbroughBarnsley 6,11311 £170,000

People living in S75 Census 2021

Residents100,935
Median age (est.)46
Density400per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 16%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 S75

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the S75 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around 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.