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Stairfoot

Ward

East Barnsley. About 13,142 people in 7.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Stairfoot, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
12,772
1,356th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.2%
4,153rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Stairfoot compares

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

StairfootMiddle
Population21 wards, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 9,165 to 13,519. The middle area is 11,680. Stairfoot is 12,772.
12,7723rd 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%. Stairfoot is 97.7%.
97.7%2nd 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%. Stairfoot is 4.0%.
4.0%joint 4th 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%. Stairfoot is 62.2%.
62.2%8th 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 Stairfoot 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
Stairfoot in brief

Stairfoot had 12,772 usual residents at the census.

In Stairfoot, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Stairfoot, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.2% of residents in Stairfoot were aged 15 to 64 at the census.