WESCOE AVENUE, S72 0DP House Prices & Local Information

S72 0DP is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Wescoe Avenue, 0.3km from Sandhill in Great Houghton (Barnsley). Administratively it sits within North East ward and the Barnsley East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S72 0DP is a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a rural with mining or quarrying zone — includes some mining and quarrying and other industrial activity. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 42) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 32% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £110k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for S72 0DP are sourced from Output Area E00037268 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.