Housing in S70 1FA
What the homes in S70 1FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough Common
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,693 (2024)
S70 1FABarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (57.1%). Flats make up 64%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S70 1FA area is less than half that, at 23.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.3% of households against 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 7.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned23.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented28.3%20.5%
- Social rented46.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 60.2% 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 36.7%. 11% 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 S70 1FA sits in (Worsbrough Common): about 1,693 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.