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Housing in S74 9RQ

What the homes in S74 9RQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Elsecar
Council
Barnsley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,849 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.4%). Flats make up 18.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

S74 9RQEngland
Detached20.2%22.9%
Semi-detached36.4%31.5%
Terraced25.1%23%
Purpose-built flat17.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54% of households in the S74 9RQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 25.5% own outright and 28.6% with a mortgage.

S74 9RQ
54%
22%
23%
England
  • Owned54%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented21.5%20.5%
  • Social rented23.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

S74 9RQEngland
Owned outright25.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council13.2%8.3%
From a housing association9.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

S74 9RQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.6%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

S74 9RQEngland
Living alone, under 6622.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.4%12.8%
Couple, no children18.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around S74 9RQ (Elsecar) (about 1,849 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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