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Darfield & Great Houghton

Ward

East Barnsley. About 12,285 people in 24 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Darfield & Great Houghton, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,074
1,571st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.4%
2,830th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Darfield & Great Houghton compares

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

Darfield & Great HoughtonMiddle
Population21 wards, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 9,165 to 13,519. The middle area is 11,680. Darfield & Great Houghton is 12,074.
12,0748th 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%. Darfield & Great Houghton is 84.8%.
84.8%5th lowest
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%. Darfield & Great Houghton is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 8th 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%. Darfield & Great Houghton is 60.4%.
60.4%2nd lowest

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 Darfield & Great Houghton 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
Darfield & Great Houghton in brief

Darfield & Great Houghton had 12,074 usual residents at the census.

In Darfield & Great Houghton, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Darfield & Great Houghton, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.4% of residents in Darfield & Great Houghton were aged 15 to 64 at the census.