Housing in S63 9FT
What the homes in S63 9FT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldthorpe
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,259 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (52.1%). Flats make up 3.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S63 9FT area is below that, at 54.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 35.9% of households against 20.5%. 20.8% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented35.9%20.5%
- Social rented9.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24.8%. 29.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Barnsley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Barnsley, August 2026, +7.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S63 9FT sits in (Goldthorpe): about 2,259 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.