Housing in S70 4SU
What the homes in S70 4SU 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
- 1,474 (2024)
S70 4SUBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43%). Flats make up 7.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S70 4SU area is broadly in line with that, at 65%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.7% of households against 20.5%. 34.6% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned65%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented19.7%20.5%
- Social rented14.6%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 2.1 people living in it. 32.2% 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 22.5%. 24.6% 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 4SU sits in (Worsbrough): about 1,474 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.