Typical 3-bedroom house£222kmost £180k–£275k
Houses per m²£2,935flats £2,163
Sold last year2361,842 in five years
Prices in Barnsley+3.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in S36 sold for £222,399 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £180,172 and £274,998, for about 84 m² of space. That is 9% less than the same home across Sheffield (£244,000).
236 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £65k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S36 1 (£2,416) and the most in S36 7 (£3,642).
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 £1,014 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £44,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.
Questions about S36
Is S36 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 9% less than across Sheffield; 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 (59.1% against 43.8%); 236 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 S36?
A typical 3-bedroom house in S36 sold for £222,399 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £180,172 and £274,998.
Is S36 expensive for Sheffield?
A 3-bedroom house in S36 costs 9% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Sheffield (£244,000).
How many homes sell in S36 each year?
236 homes sold in the last year and 1,842 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near S36?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Springvale Primary School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near S36?
For a 3-bedroom house, S70 (£167k, 10 km), S74 (£175k, 12 km), S71 (£176k, 13 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.