ROTHERHAM ROAD, S71 5QZ House Prices & Local Information

S71 5QZ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Rotherham Road, 0.3km from Cundy Cross in Barnsley. Administratively it sits within Monk Bretton ward and the Barnsley Central constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S71 5QZ is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. By day, the area transitions to a large scale education character: large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. With residents averaging 33 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 26% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 31 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £132k, 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 5QZ are sourced from Output Area E00037529 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.