Darfield & Great Houghton

Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 10,786 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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In summary

Darfield & Great Houghton is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,859 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 30 in Barnsley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (56) and lowest on Health (7). Typical homes here, about £160,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 103 sales), 11% below the wider Barnsley median of £180,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 22 · #5,345
Employment 12 · #6,003
Education 10 · #6,140
Health 7 · #6,387
Crime 18 · #5,612
Housing & access 56 · #2,994
Living environment 46 · #3,727

House prices ?

£160,000median (12m) · +6.7% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£160,000103+6.7%+33.3%
Detached£270,00026+23.1%+36.7%
Semi-detached£160,00047+1.6%+28.0%
Terraced£127,50030+21.4%+59.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£160,000
Barnsley£180,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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