Housing in S72 8SU
What the homes in S72 8SU 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
- 1,544 (2024)
S72 8SUBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (59.2%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S72 8SU area is broadly in line with that, at 63.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.7% of households against 20.5%. 37.9% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented31.7%20.5%
- Social rented4.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 31.2% 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 20.4%. 28.9% 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 8SU sits in (Cudworth Village): about 1,544 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.