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Penistone

Middle area

West Barnsley. 10,769 people in 10 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 Penistone’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£249,000
2,658th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,541
799th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Penistone 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. Penistone is £249,000.
£249,0003rd highest
Population30 middle areas, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from 5,923 to 12,091. The middle area is 7,847. Penistone is 10,541.
10,5414th 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%. Penistone is 95.0%.
95.0%joint 12th 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%. Penistone is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 2nd lowest

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 Penistone 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
Penistone in brief

The median price paid for a home in Penistone was £249,000 in 2025.

Penistone had 10,541 usual residents at the census.

In Penistone, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Penistone, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.