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Barnsley 029B

Neighbourhood

East Barnsley. 1,849 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Barnsley 029B is in decile 4.

Deprivation score
25.1
Joint 11,018th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£128,000
Joint 1,211th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,813
Joint 9,487th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Barnsley 029B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Barnsley 029BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only148 neighbourhoods, Barnsley · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Barnsley148 areas from 4.6 to 66.9. The middle area is 29.9. Barnsley 029B is 25.1.
25.1joint 60th least deprived
Median sale price136 neighbourhoods, Barnsley · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Barnsley136 areas from £60,000 to £530,000. The middle area is £175,000. Barnsley 029B is £128,000.
£128,00015th cheapest
Population148 neighbourhoods, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Barnsley148 areas from 1,109 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,583. Barnsley 029B is 1,813.
1,81332nd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage148 neighbourhoods, Barnsley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Barnsley148 areas from 46.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.3%. Barnsley 029B is 78.1%.
78.1%joint 15th lowest

Is Barnsley 029B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnsley 029B at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 73.3 per 1,000 people across Elsecar.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnsley 029B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (65), anti-social behaviour (30) and other crime (25).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Barnsley

These figures are published for the whole of Barnsley, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Barnsley and not Barnsley 029B alone. See Barnsley

Average house price
£173,053
Up 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,652
113th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.7×
Joint 33rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
252,784
Up 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Barnsley 029B in brief

Barnsley 029B has a deprivation score of 25.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Barnsley 029B was £128,000 in 2025.

Barnsley 029B had 1,813 usual residents at the census.

In Barnsley 029B, 78.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.