Housing in S70 3RD
What the homes in S70 3RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ardsley & Stairfoot
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,272 (2024)
S70 3RDBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (62.1%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S70 3RD area is broadly in line with that, at 57.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.1% of households against 20.5%. 24.4% own outright and 32.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented33.1%20.5%
- Social rented9.2%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. 33.9% 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 25.1%. 25.6% 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 3RD sits in (Ardsley & Stairfoot): about 2,272 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.