Typical 3-bedroom house£164kmost £136k–£204k
Houses per m²£2,173flats £1,292
Sold last year1961,371 in five years
Prices in Barnsley+3.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in S72 sold for £163,582 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £135,610 and £204,340, for about 86 m² of space. That is 9% less than the same home across Barnsley (£180,000).
196 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £72k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S72 7 (£1,896) and the most in S72 8 (£2,299).
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 £746 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £33,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.
Questions about S72
Is S72 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% less than across Barnsley; prices in Barnsley are up 3.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49% against 43.8%); 196 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 S72?
A typical 3-bedroom house in S72 sold for £163,582 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £135,610 and £204,340.
Is S72 expensive for Barnsley?
A 3-bedroom house in S72 costs 9% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Barnsley (£180,000).
How many homes sell in S72 each year?
196 homes sold in the last year and 1,371 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near S72?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Churchfield Primary School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near S72?
For a 3-bedroom house, S63 (£146k, 8 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.