SPRINGFIELD ROAD, S74 0BE House Prices & Local Information

S74 0BE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Springfield Road, 0.4km from West Bank in Hoyland. Administratively it sits within Rockingham ward and the Barnsley East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S74 0BE is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The daytime character shifts — large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. The 37 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 26% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £160k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 31.5% 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 S74 0BE are sourced from Output Area E00037492 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.