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Housing in S70 2RE

What the homes in S70 2RE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barnsley Town & Park Road
Council
Barnsley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,028 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (65.1%). Flats make up 27%, above the 22.2% across England.

S70 2REEngland
Detached2%22.9%
Semi-detached5.8%31.5%
Terraced65.1%23%
Purpose-built flat22.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.2% of households in the S70 2RE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.8% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.

S70 2RE
41%
53%
England
  • Owned41.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented52.6%20.5%
  • Social rented5.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S70 2REEngland
Owned outright18.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent49.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council3.2%8.3%
From a housing association2.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S70 2REEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.8%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.

S70 2REEngland
Living alone, under 6630.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Barnsley

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Barnsley (August 2026, +7.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BarnsleyEngland
All homes£696£1,459
One bedroom£507£1,195
Two bedrooms£630£1,335
Three bedrooms£753£1,489
Four or more£1,087£2,161
Detached£951£1,640
Semi-detached£746£1,449
Terraced£672£1,435
Flat or maisonette£579£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S70 2RE (Barnsley Town & Park Road) (about 2,028 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.

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