Housing in S75 4JS
What the homes in S75 4JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne
- Council
- Barnsley
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,450 (2024)
S75 4JSBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (59.9%). Flats make up 0.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S75 4JS area is above that, at 80.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.6% of households against 20.5%. 49.9% own outright and 30.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented5.6%20.5%
- Social rented13.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 24.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.6%. 19.1% 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 4JS sits in (Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne): about 1,450 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.