Typical 3-bedroom house£176kmost £144k–£210k
Houses per m²£2,321flats £1,515
Sold last year3372,348 in five years
Prices in Barnsley+3.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in S71 sold for £175,632 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £143,906 and £210,467, for about 83 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Barnsley (£180,000).
337 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £86k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S71 1 (£2,019) and the most in S71 2 (£2,522).
Across Barnsley, prices are up 3.6% on a year ago and up 25.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £753 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £801 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £35,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.
Questions about S71
Is S71 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Barnsley; prices in Barnsley are up 3.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (76% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53% against 43.8%); 337 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in S71?
A typical 3-bedroom house in S71 sold for £175,632 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £143,906 and £210,467.
Is S71 expensive for Barnsley?
A 3-bedroom house in S71 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Barnsley (£180,000).
How many homes sell in S71 each year?
337 homes sold in the last year and 2,348 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near S71?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Burton Road Primary School, where 76% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near S71?
For a 3-bedroom house, S63 (£146k, 10 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.