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Housing in S71 4JR

What the homes in S71 4JR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Royston West
Council
Barnsley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
2,488 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (35.7%). Flats make up 11.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

S71 4JREngland
Detached35.7%22.9%
Semi-detached34.2%31.5%
Terraced18.8%23%
Purpose-built flat9.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.8% of households in the S71 4JR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 25.1% own outright and 41.6% with a mortgage.

S71 4JR
67%
17%
13%
England
  • Owned66.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.7%1%
  • Private rented17.4%20.5%
  • Social rented12.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S71 4JREngland
Owned outright25.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council10.6%8.3%
From a housing association2.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S71 4JREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.7%). 34.2% of households include dependent children.

S71 4JREngland
Living alone, under 6618.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 4JR (Royston West) (about 2,488 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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