CUMBERLAND CLOSE, S74 9PY House Prices & Local Information

S74 9PY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Cumberland Close, 0.5km from Platts Common in Hoyland. Administratively it sits within Hoyland Milton ward and the Barnsley East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, S74 9PY 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. An average age of 40 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets. 37% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 48 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £90k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 72.2% 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 9PY are sourced from Output Area E00037444 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.