S74 0BU House Prices & Local Information

S74 0BU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.4km from Hoyland Common in Hoyland. Administratively it sits within Rockingham ward and the Barnsley East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S74 0BU is a mature suburban area dominated by older, retired homeowners. Outside of residential hours, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 54 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 56% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 19% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 35 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 0BU are sourced from Output Area E00037496 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.