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Housing in S71 1HL

What the homes in S71 1HL 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
2,022 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (56.2%). Flats make up 19.1%, below the 22.2% across England.

S71 1HLEngland
Detached5.4%22.9%
Semi-detached19.3%31.5%
Terraced56.2%23%
Purpose-built flat16.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.3% of households in the S71 1HL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 22.5% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.

S71 1HL
46%
46%
England
  • Owned46.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented46.2%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S71 1HLEngland
Owned outright22.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent42.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S71 1HLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.5%). 21.8% of households include dependent children.

S71 1HLEngland
Living alone, under 6629.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.5%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 S71 1HL (Ardsley & Stairfoot) (about 2,022 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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