Property searches in Barnsley

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in Barnsley cost £173,053 in August 2026. Prices have risen 2.0% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£173,053	+2.0%
Detached	£272,591	+1.2%
Semi-detached	£170,745	+2.5%
Terraced	£139,753	+2.5%
Flat or maisonette	£92,204	-0.9%
First-time buyers	£154,540	+2.3%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in Barnsley pays £2,326 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,551	£155
B	£1,809	£181
C	£2,068	£207
D	£2,326	£233
E	£2,843	£284
F	£3,360	£336
G	£3,877	£388
H	£4,652	£465

Renting

The average private rent is £697 a month (+7.2% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 4.8% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£507
2	£631
3	£754
4 or more	£1,088

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

Barnsley is split into 149 small neighbourhoods. 40% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 4% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 63% of homes are owned, 17% privately rented and 20% socially rented; 20% of people are 65 or over and 22% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

99.9% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 92.7% from all four; 98.4% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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