KING EDWARD STREET, S71 2RN House Prices & Local Information

S71 2RN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on King Edward Street, 0.5km from Burton Grange in Barnsley. Administratively it sits within Monk Bretton ward and the Barnsley Central constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S71 2RN is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 36 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 30% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 46 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £165k, 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 S71 2RN are sourced from Output Area E00037535 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.