S74 9AR
The median sold price for the postcode S74 9AR is around £170,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 75 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around S74 9AR (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £100,000 – £317,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across S74 9, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£165,000(71 sales)
- Terraced£125,000(39 sales)
- Detached£327,500(25 sales)
- Flat£101,000(10 sales)
S74 9AR median £170,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £165,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 50% below the typical Barnsley neighbourhood
- Crime: 32% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Barnsley and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in S74 9AR, compared with 86.7% in England.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 29% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Barnsley: more deprived than 11% of its 148 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment6of 10
- Crime7of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Bands B and C are the most common here (30% of homes each). Average Band D in Barnsley is £2,325.96 for 2026/27.
That is 3% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 670 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A15%
- Band B30%
- Band C30%
- Band D22%
- Band E4%
- Band F1%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles (240 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Helen's Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Hoyland Springwood Primary School0.2 miles (310 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Hoyland Springwood Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Greenfield Primary School0.5 miles (750 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Greenfield Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Kirk Balk Academy0.4 miles (570 m)Ofsted, January 2020: GoodLater ungraded inspection, June 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Kirk Balk Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Barnsley Academy2.6 miles (4.3 km)Ofsted, January 2020: GoodLater ungraded inspection, January 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Barnsley Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Netherwood Academy2.9 miles (4.6 km)Ofsted, March 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Netherwood Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to S74 9AR is Elsecar Rail Station, 0.6 miles (960 m) away in a straight line. There are 14 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.6 miles (960 m)Elsecar Rail Station
- 1.7 miles (2.7 km)Wombwell Rail Station
- 2.7 miles (4.4 km)Chapeltown Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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