Barnsley, in numbers
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Barnsley council area. Every figure carries its own date.
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Average home price
July 2026
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Barnsleycouncil area · Barnsley council area | £176,000 |
| Sheffieldnearby metropolitan district · 15 km between boundary centres · Sheffield council area | £220,000 |
| Wakefieldnearby metropolitan district · 16 km between boundary centres · Wakefield council area | £199,000 |
| Kirkleesnearby metropolitan district · 18 km between boundary centres · Kirklees council area | £209,000 |
| Englandnational · England | £293,000 |
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Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.
Homes in the local authority area
Source →Average monthly rent
August 2026
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Barnsleycouncil area · Barnsley council area | £696 |
| Sheffieldnearby metropolitan district · 15 km between boundary centres · Sheffield council area | £931 |
| Wakefieldnearby metropolitan district · 16 km between boundary centres · Wakefield council area | £806 |
| Kirkleesnearby metropolitan district · 18 km between boundary centres · Kirklees council area | £782 |
| Englandnational · England | £1,459 |
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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.
Homes in the local authority area
Source →People aged 65 or over
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Barnsleycouncil area · Barnsley council area | 19.5% |
| Sheffieldnearby metropolitan district · 15 km between boundary centres · Sheffield council area | 17% |
| Wakefieldnearby metropolitan district · 16 km between boundary centres · Wakefield council area | 18.8% |
| Kirkleesnearby metropolitan district · 18 km between boundary centres · Kirklees council area | 17.7% |
| Englandnational · England | 18.4% |
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UK Facts calculation: all 793 Census 2021 output areas assigned to this current authority by the official May 2026 best-fit lookup are summed. Former-authority totals have not been relabelled. Privacy adjustments can make table totals differ slightly.
All usual residents
Source →People reporting bad or very bad health
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Barnsleycouncil area · Barnsley council area | 7.5% |
| Sheffieldnearby metropolitan district · 15 km between boundary centres · Sheffield council area | 6% |
| Wakefieldnearby metropolitan district · 16 km between boundary centres · Wakefield council area | 6.5% |
| Kirkleesnearby metropolitan district · 18 km between boundary centres · Kirklees council area | 5.6% |
| Englandnational · England | 5.2% |
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UK Facts calculation: all 793 Census 2021 output areas assigned to this current authority by the official May 2026 best-fit lookup are summed. Former-authority totals have not been relabelled. Privacy adjustments can make table totals differ slightly.
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
Source →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Barnsleycouncil area · Barnsley council area | 23.3% |
| Sheffieldnearby metropolitan district · 15 km between boundary centres · Sheffield council area | 20.6% |
| Wakefieldnearby metropolitan district · 16 km between boundary centres · Wakefield council area | 21.4% |
| Kirkleesnearby metropolitan district · 18 km between boundary centres · Kirklees council area | 19.9% |
| Englandnational · England | 18.1% |
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UK Facts calculation: all 793 Census 2021 output areas assigned to this current authority by the official May 2026 best-fit lookup are summed. Former-authority totals have not been relabelled. Privacy adjustments can make table totals differ slightly.
All households
Source →Homes rented privately
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Barnsleycouncil area · Barnsley council area | 17% |
| Sheffieldnearby metropolitan district · 15 km between boundary centres · Sheffield council area | 19% |
| Wakefieldnearby metropolitan district · 16 km between boundary centres · Wakefield council area | 15% |
| Kirkleesnearby metropolitan district · 18 km between boundary centres · Kirklees council area | 19% |
| Englandnational · England | 20% |
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UK Facts calculation: all 793 Census 2021 output areas assigned to this current authority by the official May 2026 best-fit lookup are summed. Former-authority totals have not been relabelled. Privacy adjustments can make table totals differ slightly.
All households
Source →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
21 March 2021
| Area | Figure |
|---|---|
| Barnsleycouncil area · Barnsley council area | 25.2% |
| Sheffieldnearby metropolitan district · 15 km between boundary centres · Sheffield council area | 19.4% |
| Wakefieldnearby metropolitan district · 16 km between boundary centres · Wakefield council area | 24.4% |
| Kirkleesnearby metropolitan district · 18 km between boundary centres · Kirklees council area | 20.7% |
| Englandnational · England | 18.1% |
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UK Facts calculation: all 793 Census 2021 output areas assigned to this current authority by the official May 2026 best-fit lookup are summed. Former-authority totals have not been relabelled. Privacy adjustments can make table totals differ slightly.
Residents aged 16 and over
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