KINGSWOOD CRESCENT, S74 9PR House Prices & Local Information

S74 9PR is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Kingswood Crescent, 0.3km from Platts Common in Hoyland. Administratively it sits within Hoyland Milton ward and the Barnsley East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S74 9PR is a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. By day, the area transitions to a non-metropolitan suburban areas character: white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. With residents averaging 35 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 48% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 47 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £155k, 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 S74 9PR are sourced from Output Area E00037442 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.