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Barnsley

Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in Yorkshire and the Humber. 23 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Barnsley and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,326

Lower than 76% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£176k

Lower than 90% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Up 6% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£630

Lower than 96% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 8% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings4.8

Lower than 89% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home68

Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van22.7%

Higher than 67% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Joint 4th lowest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station25.7%

Higher than 50% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket82.8%

Higher than 69% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy84.5%

Higher than 60% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre availableNot available

Not published for this council. How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths66%

Higher than 72% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Down 1 point since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score44.2

Lower than 67% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,205

Higher than 53% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents94.7

Higher than 79% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 13.1% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households10.4

Higher than 94% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year66.5

Higher than 93% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier92.2%

Higher than 89% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 2nd highest of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents7.9

Higher than 75% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 7% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.4

Lower than 68% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.2

Lower than 58% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th lowest of the 14 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women55.3 yrs

Lower than 91% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 0.6 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home33.1 ha

Higher than 62% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 14 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean8.6 µg/m³

Higher than 59% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 28.9% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Barnsley shares a boundary with Doncaster, High Peak, Kirklees, Rotherham, Sheffield and Wakefield. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Rotherham£615
  2. Barnsley£630
  3. Doncaster£636
  4. Kirklees£712
  5. Wakefield£726
  6. High Peak£811
  7. Sheffield£840
Average house price, all homes
  1. Doncaster£171k
  2. Barnsley£176k
  3. Rotherham£190k
  4. Wakefield£199k
  5. Kirklees£206k
  6. Sheffield£220k
  7. High Peak£253k
Council tax, band D
  1. Doncaster£2,168
  2. Wakefield£2,297
  3. Barnsley£2,326
  4. Rotherham£2,382
  5. High Peak£2,385
  6. Kirklees£2,441
  7. Sheffield£2,510
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. High Peak59.3
  2. Kirklees88.0
  3. Rotherham92.2
  4. Barnsley94.7
  5. Sheffield97.4
  6. Wakefield105.2
  7. Doncaster116.1
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Sheffield1,812
  2. High Peak1,906
  3. Wakefield2,084
  4. Barnsley2,205
  5. Rotherham2,250
  6. Kirklees2,458
  7. Doncaster2,517
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. High Peak56%
  2. Sheffield60%
  3. Kirklees61%
  4. Rotherham62%
  5. Doncaster64%
  6. Wakefield64%
  7. Barnsley66%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. High Peak6.4 µg/m³
  2. Barnsley8.6 µg/m³
  3. Doncaster9.1 µg/m³
  4. Wakefield10 µg/m³
  5. Kirklees10.5 µg/m³
  6. Sheffield10.5 µg/m³
  7. Rotherham10.6 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Rotherham10%
  2. Doncaster17.5%
  3. Kirklees19.3%
  4. Barnsley25.7%
  5. Wakefield33.7%
  6. Sheffield39.3%
  7. High Peak53.1%

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