UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/s74
S74Barnsley, England
House prices in S74, Barnsley
Homes in S74 sold for a median of £167,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 381 standard sales.
It is the third cheapest of the 8 postcode districts in the Barnsley council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 82 | £325,000 | £228,000 to £387,000 |
| Semi-detached | 167 | £170,000 | £145,000 to £209,000 |
| Terraced | 117 | £133,000 | £115,000 to £150,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 15 | £95,000 | £90,000 to £107,000 |
S74 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the S postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of S74's, it was £2,610 per m² from 1,222 linked sales.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 44% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 31%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.4 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in S74
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in S74 8, around Elsecar, with a median of £178,000, and lowest in S74 0, around Hoyland, at £160,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in S74 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 39 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| S74 9NJ | £338,000 | 3 |
| S74 0AF | £326,500 | 3 |
| S74 8DP | £317,500 | 3 |
| S74 9DB | £272,500 | 4 |
| S74 9AW | £250,000 | 3 |
| S74 0RU | £225,000 | 6 |
| S74 9ND | £217,500 | 4 |
| S74 0LJ | £214,000 | 4 |
| S74 0RG | £210,000 | 4 |
| S74 0LU | £206,000 | 5 |
| S74 8BA | £187,500 | 4 |
| S74 0BE | £187,000 | 3 |
| S74 0LZ | £184,500 | 4 |
| S74 9DZ | £180,000 | 4 |
| S74 0AZ | £178,000 | 3 |
| S74 9AR | £172,000 | 5 |
| S74 9AT | £169,000 | 4 |
| S74 0RW | £165,000 | 3 |
| S74 9AN | £165,000 | 3 |
| S74 9DP | £162,500 | 5 |
| S74 8JF | £157,500 | 4 |
| S74 8AL | £157,000 | 5 |
| S74 0HD | £150,000 | 3 |
| S74 8HT | £150,000 | 3 |
| S74 8BQ | £149,000 | 3 |
| S74 9DY | £145,000 | 3 |
| S74 9PX | £142,000 | 3 |
| S74 0NJ | £140,000 | 3 |
| S74 9AE | £140,000 | 3 |
| S74 9HZ | £137,000 | 5 |
| S74 0JL | £134,000 | 3 |
| S74 0PT | £130,500 | 6 |
| S74 9RA | £128,000 | 3 |
| S74 0PS | £125,000 | 3 |
| S74 8BH | £125,000 | 9 |
| S74 0QS | £120,000 | 3 |
| S74 8DG | £120,000 | 6 |
| S74 0AQ | £118,500 | 3 |
| S74 0NW | £110,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 50%, from £110,000 in 2016 to £165,000 in 2025, more than the 46% rise for a typical district in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Sales picked up in 2025: 232 standard sales in S74, 16% more than the 200 in 2024.
Coal mining
All 521 live postcodes in S74 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Barnsley council area
Median sale price of the 8 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. S74 is the third cheapest.
- S36 Sheffield£245,000
- S75 Barnsley£220,000
- S73 Barnsley£175,000
- S71 Barnsley£173,000
- S72 Barnsley£167,500
- S74 Barnsley, this district£167,500
- S63 Rotherham£167,000
- S70 Barnsley£160,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | |
| C | 135 | |
| D | 193 | |
| E | 22 | |
| F | 5 | |
| G | 1 |
Only 40% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £91,000 for a terraced house on Church Street to £355,000 for a detached house on Wharncliffe Close.
The latest standard sales recorded in S74. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 3 Wharncliffe CloseSold for £355,000
- 5 Short StreetSold for £110,000
- 47 Church StreetSold for £91,000
- 5 Hallcroft GardensSold for £105,000
- 49 George StreetSold for £110,000
- 32 Princess StreetSold for £116,000
- 16 Booth StreetSold for £210,000
- 1 Cumberland RoadSold for £145,000
- 13 Woodlands RoadSold for £148,000
- 13 Fitzwilliam StreetSold for £140,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- St Helens Street, Elsecar£136,00012 sales
- Valley Way, Hoyland£192,00010 sales
- Wentworth Road, Blacker Hill£225,00010 sales
- West Street, Hoyland£136,00010 sales
Living in S74
Crime
85 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 70 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
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
Across its postcodes, an average of 80% of homes can get it
Lower than 64 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.
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.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of S74, from the sales in S74, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Rockingham 145 sales£170,000
- Hoyland Milton 246 sales£165,000
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | ||
| 92 | ||
| 52 | ||
| 83 | ||
| 34 | ||
| 31 | ||
| 58 | ||
| 6 |
About these figures
The figures come from 381 standard sales in S74, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
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.