WHARF STREET, S71 1DH House Prices & Local Information

S71 1DH is an active urban area on Wharf Street, 0.2km from Old Mill in Barnsley. Administratively it sits within Central ward and the Barnsley Central constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — residents in this subgroup are typically single or divorced eu-born migrants who live alone. many are aged 25 to 44 and are employed in sales and customer service occupations or are process, plant and machine operatives. a higher than group average proportion identify with the white ethnic group or other asian ethnicities, and many do not speak english very well or well. housing is principally in flats in the social or private rented sector, with households typically overcrowded, and home ownership rare. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a low density wholesale and retail zone — low density wholesale and retail in mostly white areas, often on urban fringe or close to transport nodes. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 37) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 49% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 131 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £39k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area.

Census 2021 statistics for S71 1DH are sourced from Output Area E00037203 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.