Housing in S72 0EQ
What the homes in S72 0EQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Darfield & Great Houghton
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,678 (2024)
S72 0EQBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (35.3%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S72 0EQ area is above that, at 70.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.6% of households against 20.5%. 39.6% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented20.6%20.5%
- Social rented8.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.3%. 22.5% 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 S72 0EQ sits in (Darfield & Great Houghton): about 1,678 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.