Average sale prices · HM Land Registry / UK HPI
The average property in Barnsley sells for £174,361, up 4.0% over the past year. Prices have grown from around £37k in the mid-1990s.
House price ÷ median earnings · ONS data
A home in Barnsley costs 5.0x the local median salary — moderate, improving from a peak of 5.8x in 2022.
Average monthly rent · ONS Private Rental Index
Average monthly rent in Barnsley is £667, up 5.2% year-on-year. Rents have risen consistently over the past five years.
Monthly residential transactions · HMRC (seasonally adjusted)
2yr fixed · 75% LTV · 25yr term · BoE avg. rate
Based on the average Barnsley price of £174,361 with a 25% deposit (£44k), a 2-year fixed mortgage at 3.97% costs around £688 per month.
Monthly cost comparison based on current data
Monthly mortgage payments (£688) are £21 more than renting (£667). However, buying requires an upfront deposit of £44k — it would take around 9 years to recoup that cost compared to renting and investing the difference.
Latest transactions · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
18, ST MICHAELS AVENUE S71 2SD | Semi-detached | £220,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
16, CASTLE CLOSE, MONK BRETTON S71 2QR | Detached | £195,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
17, HAVERDALE RISE S75 2AJ | Detached | £290,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
71, GREENFOOT LANE S75 2QW | Detached | £335,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
92, SHEFFIELD ROAD S70 1HY | Terraced | £100,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
26, ALMOND CROFT, WOMBWELL S73 0NL | Terraced | £195,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
109, HIGHAM COMMON ROAD, BARUGH GREEN S75 1NW | Semi-detached |
Data sources (all free & public): HM Land Registry Price Paid Data & UK House Price Index · ONS Housing Affordability Ratios · ONS Private Rental Index · Bank of England Quoted Household Interest Rates · HMRC Monthly Property Transactions
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
There were 94,680 residential property transactions across the UK in January 2026 (seasonally adjusted), down 0.8% compared to a year ago. The highest monthly volume on record was 204,980 in June 2021.
| £189,000 |
| 23 Jan 2026 |
35, OXFORD STREET S70 4PH | Terraced | £130,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
5, MANOR ROAD, CUDWORTH S72 8UY | Semi-detached | £170,000 | 22 Jan 2026 |
77, MILTON ROAD, HOYLAND S74 9AZ | Semi-detached | £155,000 | 22 Jan 2026 |
8, PARISH GREEN, ROYSTON S71 4GP | Detached | £315,000 | 22 Jan 2026 |
22, GROVE STREET, WORSBROUGH S70 4SN | Semi-detached | £214,000 | 21 Jan 2026 |
70, COPE STREET S70 4JB | Terraced | £100,000 | 21 Jan 2026 |
8, SNAPE HILL ROAD, DARFIELD S73 9JU | Terraced | £69,000 | 20 Jan 2026 |
2, HOYLE MILL ROAD S70 3EL | Terraced | £100,000 | 19 Jan 2026 |
3, BAILEY CROFT S70 6DG | Terraced | £128,000 | 19 Jan 2026 |
52, KENSINGTON ROAD S75 2SS | Detached | £510,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
11, PICKHILLS GROVE, GOLDTHORPE S63 9FN | Semi-detached | £185,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
22, WESTMOOR CRESCENT S75 2JY | Detached | £300,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
19, WOODVALE CLOSE, HIGHAM S75 1PP | Detached | £380,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
The most recent recorded sale in Barnsley was a semi-detached property on St Michaels Avenue for £220,000 in January 2026. Across the last 20 sales, the median price was £195,000.