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Athersley & New Lodge

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North east Barnsley. About 12,222 people in 3.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Athersley & New Lodge, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,680
1,714th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.3%
3,276th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Athersley & New Lodge compares

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

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Population21 wards, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 9,165 to 13,519. The middle area is 11,680. Athersley & New Lodge is 11,680.
11,68011th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Barnsley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 76.0% to 97.8%. The middle area is 92.4%. Athersley & New Lodge is 96.5%.
96.5%6th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Barnsley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 1.3% to 5.2%. The middle area is 3.5%. Athersley & New Lodge is 3.5%.
3.5%joint 10th highest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Barnsley · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 58.3% to 69.2%. The middle area is 62.9%. Athersley & New Lodge is 63.3%.
63.3%10th highest

Figures for the whole of Barnsley

These figures are published for the whole of Barnsley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Barnsley and not Athersley & New Lodge 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 & New Lodge in brief

Athersley & New Lodge had 11,680 usual residents at the census.

In Athersley & New Lodge, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Athersley & New Lodge, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.3% of residents in Athersley & New Lodge were aged 15 to 64 at the census.