Housing in S75 2LR
What the homes in S75 2LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilthorpe & Barugh Green
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,830 (2024)
S75 2LRBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (60.7%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S75 2LR area is above that, at 82.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.2% of households against 20.5%. 45.5% own outright and 36.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented4.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.7%. 26.8% 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 S75 2LR sits in (Wilthorpe & Barugh Green): about 1,830 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.