RAVEN ROYD, S71 3PA House Prices & Local Information

S71 3PA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Raven Royd, 0.7km from Athersley North in Barnsley. Administratively it sits within St Helens ward and the Barnsley Central constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S71 3PA is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. A balanced community with an average age of 37 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 51% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 66 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £136k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 24.5% 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 S71 3PA are sourced from Output Area E00037122 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.