Housing in S72 9LU
What the homes in S72 9LU 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
- 2,289 (2024)
S72 9LUBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (68.4%). 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 S72 9LU area is below that, at 51.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.8% of households against 20.5%. 20.5% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented9.8%20.5%
- Social rented37%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.8% 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 19%. 26.2% 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 S72 9LU sits in (Grimethorpe & Brierley): about 2,289 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.