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Housing in S70 6AU

What the homes in S70 6AU 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
1,441 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (37.5%). Flats make up 13.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

S70 6AUEngland
Detached12.5%22.9%
Semi-detached36.8%31.5%
Terraced37.5%23%
Purpose-built flat11.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66% of households in the S70 6AU area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 36% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.

S70 6AU
66%
16%
17%
England
  • Owned66%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented17%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S70 6AUEngland
Owned outright36%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council15.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S70 6AUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.2%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

S70 6AUEngland
Living alone, under 6616.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%12.8%
Couple, no children19.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7%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 6AU (Barnsley Town & Park Road) (about 1,441 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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