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Barnsley 026C

Neighbourhood

East Barnsley. 1,758 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Barnsley 026C is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
58.6
Joint 1,133rd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,684
Joint 14,199th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Barnsley 026C compares

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

Barnsley 026CMiddle
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 026C is 58.6.
58.67th most deprived
Population148 neighbourhoods, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Barnsley148 areas from 1,109 to 2,837. The middle area is 1,583. Barnsley 026C is 1,684.
1,68455th 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 026C is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
Claimant rate148 neighbourhoods, Barnsley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Barnsley148 areas from 0.8% to 8.6%. The middle area is 3.1%. Barnsley 026C is 4.5%.
4.5%joint 29th highest

Is Barnsley 026C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barnsley 026C at a rate of 80.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 93.3 per 1,000 people across Wombwell South.

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

In August 2026 alone, 14 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barnsley 026C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (66), anti-social behaviour (23) and criminal damage and arson (22).

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 026C 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 026C in brief

Barnsley 026C has a deprivation score of 58.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Barnsley 026C had 1,684 usual residents at the census.

In Barnsley 026C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Barnsley 026C, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.