MANSFIELD ROAD, S71 3BQ House Prices & Local Information

S71 3BQ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Mansfield Road, 0.2km from Athersley North in Barnsley. Administratively it sits within St Helens ward and the Barnsley Central constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S71 3BQ is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a non-metropolitan suburban areas zone — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 35) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 56% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 25% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 71 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £62k, 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 3BQ are sourced from Output Area E00037128 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.