LONGFIELDS CRESCENT, S74 9JD House Prices & Local Information

S74 9JD is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Longfields Crescent, 0.2km from Nether, Hoyland in Hoyland. Administratively it sits within Rockingham ward and the Barnsley East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S74 9JD is a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 39 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 29% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 57 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £140k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 13.8% year-on-year. 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 S74 9JD are sourced from Output Area E00037491 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.