Housing in S71 5PS
What the homes in S71 5PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lundwood
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
S71 5PSBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (82.5%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S71 5PS area is well below that, at 42.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented9.7%20.5%
- Social rented46.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.2%. 28.2% 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 S71 5PS sits in (Lundwood): about 1,542 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.