Compare

Royston East & Carlton

Middle area

North east Barnsley. 5,970 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.7 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Royston East & Carlton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£155,000
Joint 566th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,923
Joint 2,645th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Royston East & Carlton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Royston East & Carlton at a rate of 129.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Barnsley.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences242
Anti-social behaviour185
Other crime123
Shoplifting90
Criminal damage and arson56
Vehicle crime29
Burglary22
Drug offences12
Robbery11
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Royston East & Carlton compares

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

Royston East & CarltonMiddle
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. Royston East & Carlton is £155,000.
£155,000joint 5th cheapest
Population30 middle areas, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from 5,923 to 12,091. The middle area is 7,847. Royston East & Carlton is 5,923.
5,923least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 middle areas, Barnsley · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Barnsley30 areas from 31.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Royston East & Carlton is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Royston East & Carlton is 88.5%.
88.5%9th lowest

Is Royston East & Carlton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Royston East & Carlton at a rate of 129.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Barnsley.

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

In August 2026 alone, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Royston East & Carlton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (242), anti-social behaviour (185) and other crime (123).

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 middle area, so they describe all of Barnsley and not Royston East & Carlton 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
Deprivation score
30.1
40th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Royston East & Carlton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Royston East & Carlton was £155,000 in 2025.

Royston East & Carlton had 5,923 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Royston East & Carlton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Royston East & Carlton, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.