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Housing in S72 8EA

What the homes in S72 8EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cudworth Village
Council
Barnsley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,903 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (48%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

S72 8EAEngland
Detached40.8%22.9%
Semi-detached48%31.5%
Terraced10.4%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S72 8EA area is above that, at 80.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.7% of households against 20.5%. 34.8% own outright and 45.8% with a mortgage.

S72 8EA
81%
13%
England
  • Owned80.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented12.7%20.5%
  • Social rented6.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

S72 8EAEngland
Owned outright34.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan45.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council5.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S72 8EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 26.1%. 28.8% of households include dependent children.

S72 8EAEngland
Living alone, under 6613.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children26.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.4%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S72 8EA sits in (Cudworth Village): about 1,903 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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