Housing in S70 4EE
What the homes in S70 4EE 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
- 1,512 (2024)
S70 4EEBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (75.4%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S70 4EE area is well below that, at 41.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.1% of households against 20.5%. 20.3% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented14.1%20.5%
- Social rented41.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.9% 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 23.7%. 29.9% 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 4EE sits in (Worsbrough Common): about 1,512 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.