Housing in S75 2RY
What the homes in S75 2RY 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
- 2,170 (2024)
S75 2RYBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (45.1%). Flats make up 5.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S75 2RY area is above that, at 78%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.8% of households against 20.5%. 35.9% own outright and 42% with a mortgage.
- Owned78%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.1%1%
- Private rented7.8%20.5%
- Social rented10.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 24.3% 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%. 27.1% 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 2RY sits in (Wilthorpe & Barugh Green): about 2,170 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.