325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Old Town

Ward · E05000988

Ward
Old Town
Council
Barnsley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Constituency
Barnsley North
Police
South Yorkshire

House prices

£326k£163k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £295k -4.1% +455% -31%
Semi-detached £200k +5.3% +371% -29%
Terraced £136k -2.5% +323% -45%
Flat £110k +21% +228% -54%

Median sale prices in Old Town from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £661
1 bed £481
2 bed £597
3 bed £714
4+ bed £1,039

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,934
Violence & sexual offences 742
Burglary 95
Anti-social behaviour 287

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
HUDDERSFIELD ROAD SURGERY GP practice 0.5 mi
VICTORIA MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE GP practice 0.7 mi
BARNSLEY NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAMS GP practice 1.0 mi
BURLEIGH MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 2.0 mi
THE GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 2.8 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Barnsley Rail Station Rail station 0.8 mi
Barnsley Rail Station Rail station 0.8 mi
Barnsley Rail Station Rail station 0.8 mi
Dodworth Rail Station Rail station 3.2 mi
Dodworth Rail Station Rail station 3.2 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

We don't have broadband data for England yet.

Mobile coverage

We don't have mobile coverage data for England yet.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Old Town
average (lo–hi)
Overall39% (9–83)
Income44% (15–87)
Employment34% (7–70)
Education46% (19–68)
Health19% (2–56)
Crime34% (2–59)
Housing & services93% (78–99)
Living environment49% (7–95)

Your MP

Dan Jarvis MP

Labour

Barnsley North

dan.jarvis.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.danjarvis.org

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Park 0.5 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Former Barnsley College II 0.8 mi
Former Carriage House to No 17 II 0.5 mi
17, Huddersfield Road II 0.5 mi
Mounting Block/kennel at Entrance to No 17 II 0.5 mi
Premises of the National Union of Miners II 0.8 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 7,145
Total registered 7,827
Dormant 144
New (last year) 1,173
New (last 5 years) 3,683

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 11
NO₂ 10
NOₓ 13

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 1
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist —

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

We don't have traffic data for England yet.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,774

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 14.9%
Aged 16–64 66.7%
Aged 65+ 18.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 94.4%
Asian 2.7%
Black 0.8%
Mixed 0.8%
Other 1.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 45.9%
Social rented 37.7%
Private rented 15.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 12.7%
Semi-detached 33.2%
Terraced 23.6%
Flat / maisonette 30.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 39.9%
1 car or van 38.4%
2+ cars or vans 21.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 55.0%
Unemployed 4.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 27.7%
Degree or above 21.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

We don't have health data for England yet.