Housing in S74 0PQ
What the homes in S74 0PQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Birdwell
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
S74 0PQBarnsley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (37.5%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.2% of households in the S74 0PQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31.2% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented11.2%20.5%
- Social rented31.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.7%). 21.2% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S74 0PQ (Birdwell) (about 1,482 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.