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Athersley

Middle area

North east Barnsley. 10,077 people in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Athersley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£150,000
501st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,665
1,445th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Athersley compares

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Median sale price30 middle areas, Barnsley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from £125,000 to £379,998. The middle area is £170,000. Athersley is £150,000.
£150,0004th lowest
Population30 middle areas, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from 5,923 to 12,091. The middle area is 7,847. Athersley is 9,665.
9,6656th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, Barnsley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from 68.2% to 99.1%. The middle area is 92.9%. Athersley is 98.1%.
98.1%joint 3rd highest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, Barnsley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from 1.3% to 5.9%. The middle area is 3.3%. Athersley is 3.9%.
3.9%joint 6th highest

Figures for the whole of Barnsley

These figures are published for the whole of Barnsley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Barnsley and not Athersley alone. See Barnsley

Average house price
£175,537
Up 3.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,652
113th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.8×
36th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.1
40th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Athersley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Athersley was £150,000 in 2025.

Athersley had 9,665 usual residents at the census.

In Athersley, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Athersley, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.