Darfield & Great Houghton
Barnsley 020 · 7 sub-areas · 10,781 residents
Barnsley 020 is a residential neighbourhood within Barnsley, home to around 10,800 people. Property prices are notably affordable — the median sale price sits at around £165,000, and you'd typically need just 2.6 years' savings to cover a deposit. That's well below what most UK buyers face. Green space is genuinely close: nearly nine in ten residents live within walking distance of a park or green area.
Darfield & Great Houghton is a settled residential pocket of Barnsley. The bigger gravitational centre is Sheffield, around 69 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Overview
What's it like to live in Darfield & Great Houghton?
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base.
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Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Darfield & Great Houghton in Barnsley
Living in Darfield & Great Houghton
This part of Barnsley is quietly residential — the kind of area where most people own their home and have lived here a while. There's little of the churn you'd expect in a city-centre neighbourhood: around 61% of households are owner-occupied, which gives streets here a settled feel. Green space is genuinely a strength — 87% of residents are within easy reach of it, with the nearest patch just 192 metres away on average.
Affordability is the headline draw. A median property price of around £165,000 means you're looking at a deposit target that's achievable in roughly two and a half years on a typical local salary — one of the shorter saving windows you'll find anywhere in England. For buyers priced out of Leeds or Sheffield, that kind of figure is hard to ignore.
The area skews older than the Barnsley average. Over a fifth of residents are 65 or above, and another fifth are aged 50–64 — together that's more than four in ten residents in the older half of working age and above. Families are present but less dominant; couples with children account for around 16% of households. Single-person households make up nearly 30%.
Practically speaking, most people here drive: around 70% get to work by car, with just 4.4% using public transport. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 3.3 km away — about a 41-minute walk, so a car or bike is the realistic option. Working from home is more common than the commuter rail pattern might suggest, with around 18% of residents doing so. See the streets and sub-areas below for more on how this neighbourhood breaks down locally.
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Frequently asked
- Is Barnsley 020 a nice place to live?
- It depends what you're after. It's a quiet, settled, predominantly owner-occupied neighbourhood with excellent access to green space — 87% of residents are within easy reach of it. Property is genuinely affordable by national standards. The trade-off is that schools nearby underperform the national average, crime sits above the UK rate, and the area scores in the lower 30% on national deprivation measures.
- What are house prices like in Barnsley 020?
- The median sale price here is around £165,000 — well below the English average. On a typical local salary of roughly £31,000 a year, you'd need about 2.6 years of savings to cover a 10% deposit, which is one of the more achievable buying timelines in Yorkshire.
- Is Barnsley 020 safe?
- Crime runs at around 107 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, which is above the UK average of roughly 80 per 1,000. It's not an exceptional outlier by South Yorkshire standards, but it's a figure worth being aware of. Quieter residential pockets tend to be calmer than areas closer to commercial centres.
- What's the commute from Barnsley 020 to the nearest city?
- Most people here drive — around 70% get to work by car. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 3.3 km away (about 41 minutes on foot), so a car is the practical option for regular rail use. By public transport, the nearest major employment hub is around 66 minutes away.
- Who lives in Barnsley 020?
- Predominantly older, long-settled residents — over 40% are aged 50 or above. Around 61% own their home, and 21% are in social housing. It's a low-diversity, predominantly UK-born area with a working-class character. Single-person households account for nearly 30% of all households.
- What schools are near Barnsley 020?
- There are 29 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 44% are rated Good or Outstanding — significantly below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is around 5.2 km away. It's worth checking individual schools' recent Ofsted reports, as ratings can change.
- How affordable is buying a home in Barnsley 020 compared to the rest of England?
- Very affordable by national standards. The median property price of around £165,000 and a deposit saving period of just 2.6 years on a typical local salary puts it among the more accessible areas in England. For buyers priced out of larger Yorkshire cities, this kind of figure is genuinely competitive.