UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/barnsley
Council areaYorkshire and the Humber, England
House prices in Barnsley
Homes in Barnsley sold for a median of £180,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 6,185 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth cheapest of the 15 council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £215,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 55%, from £118,000 in 2016 to £182,500 in 2025, the biggest rise of the 15 council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,669 | £307,000 | £250,000 to £370,000 | £2,956/m²from 58 sales |
| Semi-detached | 2,451 | £177,500 | £149,000 to £215,000 | £2,416/m²from 114 sales |
| Terraced | 1,828 | £135,000 | £105,000 to £170,000 | £1,698/m²from 65 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 237 | £100,000 | £83,000 to £123,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Barnsley, at 40% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 30%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against Yorkshire and the Humber as a whole: a median of £100,000 here, 26% less than the £136,000 across the region.
Postcode districts in Barnsley
The dearest district was S36 (Sheffield), at £245,000, and the cheapest was S70 (Barnsley), at £160,000.
The next dearest were S75 (Barnsley) and S73 (Wombwell), and the next cheapest S63 (Rotherham), S74 (mostly Hoyland Milton ward) and S72 (Cudworth).
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Post towns in Barnsley, by number of sales: Barnsley (S70, S71, S72, S73, S74, S75), Rotherham (S63), Sheffield (S36).
- S36Sheffield, 971 salesMedian price £245,000Price per square metre £2,715Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- S75Barnsley, 1,261 salesMedian price £220,000Price per square metre £2,873Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +10%
- S73Barnsley, 739 salesMedian price £175,000Price per square metre £2,338Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +8%
- S71Barnsley, 1,009 salesMedian price £173,000Price per square metre £2,293Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- S72Barnsley, 612 salesMedian price £167,500Price per square metre £2,044Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- S74Barnsley, 381 salesMedian price £167,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- S63Rotherham, 1,162 salesMedian price £167,000Price per square metre £2,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +11%
- S70Barnsley, 993 salesMedian price £160,000Price per square metre £1,821Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +8%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in S63 (Rotherham), up 11%, and fell most in S74 (mostly Hoyland Milton ward), down 1%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Bluebell Way, Thurnscoe (S63)62 sales
- Nightingale, Birdwell (S70)43 sales
- Bronte Way, Wombwell (S73)40 sales
- Bakewell Gardens, Deepcar (S36)32 sales
- Hough Lane, Wombwell (S73)26 sales
- Cruck Barn Road, Penistone (S36)25 sales
- Sheffield Road, Birdwell (S70)24 sales
- Ailric Drive, Penistone (S36)22 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Ailric Drive, Penistone (S36, detached houses, £505,000), Bakewell Gardens, Deepcar (S36, detached houses, £441,500) and Thurlstone Moor Avenue, Penistone (S36, detached houses, £438,500).
The cheapest were Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe (S63, £100,000), Broadwater, Bolton upon Dearne (S63, semi-detached houses, £100,000) and Avenue Road, Wath upon Dearne (S63, terraced houses, £107,500).
Living in Barnsley
Crime
92 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 73 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
93% of homes can get it
Higher than 61 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
96% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 92 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,326 a year in Barnsley for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 74 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber
Median sale price of the 15 council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first.
- York£307,500
- North Yorkshire£270,000
- Leeds£248,000
- East Riding of Yorkshire£225,000
- Sheffield£220,000
- Kirklees£215,000
- Wakefield£205,000
- Rotherham£195,000
- Calderdale£194,000
- Bradford£186,000
- Barnsley, this council area£180,000
- Doncaster£180,000
- North Lincolnshire£177,000
- North East Lincolnshire£165,000
- Kingston upon Hull£140,000
About these figures
Barnsley's figures come from 6,185 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 8 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Barnsley, so their sales add up to 7,128 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 7% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.