Housing in S70 4PS
What the homes in S70 4PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Worsbrough
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
S70 4PSBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (65.8%). 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 S70 4PS area is above that, at 73.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.3% of households against 20.5%. 48.8% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented9.3%20.5%
- Social rented17.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 30.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.1%. 21.1% 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 4PS sits in (Worsbrough): about 1,601 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.