Barnsley
S72 house prices in Barnsley
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Barnsley, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£156,000
Range £89,800–£290,025 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in S72: the typical (median) sold price is £156,000, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). S72 is an active market, with about 27 recorded sales a month. By property type, 42% were semi-detached homes (typically £160,000) and 36% were terraced homes (typically £124,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,326 a year: Barnsley's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Barnsley, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on S72: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
Roughly 27 homes a month change hands in S72, enough to learn from, though the year-on-year comparison is too thin to quote, so lean on the recent sold homes.
For sellers, the spread in S72 is wide, with most sales between £89,800 and £290,025, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; roughly 27 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseWhen buying here, typical prices in S72 sit well below the UK average, so ask what is behind the lower prices before you assume a bargain.
Before you offer in S72, check planning history nearby (25 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,326 a year), and ask your conveyancer about the title.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free S72 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
S72 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£156,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
27.2
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,326
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in S72
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in S72 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £280,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £80,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 51 | £280,000 | £185,000–£370,000 |
| Semi-detached | 103 | £160,000 | £125,000–£225,400 |
| Terraced | 87 | £124,000 | £76,600–£163,400 |
| Flat / maisonette | 4 | £80,000 | £70,750–£87,850 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in S72
The quarterly typical price rose 7.2%, from £160,000 in Q4 2025 (63 sales) to £171,500 in Q3 2026 (36 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £160,000 | 63 |
| Q1 2026 | £139,500 | 80 |
| Q2 2026 | £165,000 | 71 |
| Q3 2026 | £171,500 | 36 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of S72 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most S72 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £89,800 and £290,025, around a typical £156,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in S72
Semi-detached homes were 42% of recorded sales (103 of 245). 98% of sales were freehold and 2% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached21%
- Semi-detached42%
- Terraced36%
- Flat / maisonette2%
Tenure
- Freehold98%
- Leasehold2%
See the figures
244 freehold (98%) and 6 leasehold (2%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in S72. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 14 Nov 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where S72 sits in Barnsley
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in S72
356, BARNSLEY ROAD, BARNSLEY
Terraced · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£147,500
107, DARFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£115,000
3, MEADOWLAND RISE, BARNSLEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 11 Aug 2026
£182,000
6, THRUXTON CLOSE, BARNSLEY
Semi-detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£150,000
1, GRANHAM ACRE, BARNSLEY
Detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£285,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). S72 includes the Cudworth ward.
In plain English
What the Barnsley (S72) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £280,000 against £124,000 for terraced homes: about 2.3 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £89,800 and £290,025, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (98%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 27 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 14 November 2025 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on S72
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in S72
£2,326
Band D a year in Barnsley, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,551 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,809 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,068 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,326 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,843 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,360 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,877 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,652 |
These are Barnsley's charges for 2026-27, the authority S72 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Barnsley · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near S72
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Milefield Primary School.
All schools
Milefield Primary School
Primary · Academies · S72 7BH
286 m
Good · 2024
Outwood Academy Shafton
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · S72 8RE
517 m
Good · 2018
Ladywood Primary School
Primary · Academies · S72 7JX
1.4 km
Good · 2013
Churchfield Primary School
Primary · Academies · S72 8JR
1.5 km
Good · 2024
Birkwood Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · S72 8HG
1.6 km
Outstanding · 2014
Cherry Dale Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · S72 8AA
1.6 km
Outstanding · 2014
Lift Shafton
Primary · Academies · S72 8QA
1.7 km
Good · 2015
Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · S72 9EJ
2.0 km
Good · 2024
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the S72 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near S72
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around S72
25
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 25 September 2026.
Recent applications
Barnsley/2023/0964Conditions
415 m
Proposed land restoration for agriculture and recreational use
Received 2023-10-18 · decided 2024-12-23
Barnsley/2022/0957Conditions
423 m
Single storey side extension
Received 2022-09-15 · decided 2022-12-02
Barnsley/2022/0588Permitted
354 m
Installation of solar pv system to roof of building (Prior Approval)
Received 2022-05-27 · decided 2022-07-22
Barnsley/2021/0861Permitted
354 m
Proposed 20m high 5G telecommunications mast with 3no. cabinets and associated works
Received 2021-06-18 · decided 2021-08-13
Barnsley/2020/1392Conditions
354 m
Change of use from B2 (General Industrial) to B8 (Storage and Distribution)
Received 2020-12-07 · decided 2021-01-28
Barnsley/2017/0369Permitted
286 m
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4 and 7 of 2016/1436 (Landscaping, Drainage, Site Organisation Erection of single storey classroom extensions to school and additional parking, bin store and siting of container and alterations to access road and footpaths.
Received 2017-03-17
Applications are matched within 500 m of the S72 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for S72 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 25 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 25 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for S72
Decile 3 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled S72 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 6, with a median of decile 3 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
S72 8TE, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 3 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so S72 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in S72: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in S72, band by band
Barnsley's council tax for 2026-27 set against the S72 median sold price of £156,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearBarnsley | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £156,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,551 | £129 | 0.99% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,809 | £151 | 1.16% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,068 | £172 | 1.33% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,326 | £194 | 1.49% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,843 | £237 | 1.82% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,360 | £280 | 2.15% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,877 | £323 | 2.49% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,652 | £388 | 2.98% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the S72 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Barnsley, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in S72 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 246 distinct addresses in the records we hold for S72. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
356, BARNSLEY ROAD, BARNSLEY
S72 8TE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£147,500
2026-08-21
107, DARFIELD ROAD, BARNSLEY
S72 8HG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£115,000
2026-08-20
3, MEADOWLAND RISE, BARNSLEY
S72 8JQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£182,000
2026-08-11
6, THRUXTON CLOSE, BARNSLEY
S72 8NB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-08-10
1, GRANHAM ACRE, BARNSLEY
S72 8WE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-08-07
23, CHURCH GATE, BARNSLEY
S72 9JD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-08-07
THE J'S, 50, BELLE GREEN LANE, BARNSLEY
S72 8LU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-08-05
34, SILVERSTONE AVENUE, BARNSLEY
S72 8LY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£222,500
2026-08-05
6, SILVERSTONE AVENUE, BARNSLEY
S72 8LY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-08-05
2, NEAR ROYD GARDENS, BARNSLEY
S72 8FJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-08-03
34, DEARNE STREET, BARNSLEY
S72 0EQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£71,500
2026-07-31
3, ROTHERHAM ROAD, BARNSLEY
S72 0EX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£173,000
2026-07-31
170, BARNSLEY ROAD, BARNSLEY
S72 8UW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£147,500
2026-07-31
32, CHURCH STREET, BARNSLEY
S72 9JR · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-07-31
4, ASH LEIGH, BARNSLEY
S72 9EE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£185,000
2026-07-31
14, NEWLAND AVENUE, BARNSLEY
S72 8UZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£198,000
2026-07-30
69, ASHWELL CLOSE, BARNSLEY
S72 8NZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-07-30
7, GILDER WAY, BARNSLEY
S72 8WP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-07-30
5, TOLLGATE CLOSE, BARNSLEY
S72 8QX · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£330,000
2026-07-30
21A, BARNSLEY ROAD, BARNSLEY
S72 9JT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£160,000
2026-07-28
16, ORCHARD PLACE, BARNSLEY
S72 8GE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-27
27, CARRS AVENUE, BARNSLEY
S72 8FY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£157,000
2026-07-27
12, EDWARD STREET, BARNSLEY
S72 0DQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-07-24
3, GRANHAM ACRE, BARNSLEY
S72 8WE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-07-24
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near S72
The closest districts to S72 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in S71 (Barnsley) 2.7 miles
- House prices in WF9 (Pontefract) 3.4 miles
- House prices in S73 (Barnsley) 3.8 miles
- House prices in S70 (Barnsley) 4.3 miles
- House prices in S63 (Rotherham) 4.8 miles
- House prices in S75 (Barnsley) 5.5 miles
- House prices in S74 (Barnsley) 5.8 miles
- House prices in WF7 (Pontefract) 6.3 miles
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Data sources
Every S72 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.