Housing in S72 7NG
What the homes in S72 7NG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Grimethorpe & Brierley
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
S72 7NGBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (72.2%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S72 7NG area is broadly in line with that, at 59.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.5% of households against 20.5%. 32.5% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented26.5%20.5%
- Social rented13.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 17.7%. 29.1% 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 7NG sits in (Grimethorpe & Brierley): about 1,473 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.