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Kensington Road, Barnsley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Kensington Road, Barnsley · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/barnsley-south-yorkshire/kensington-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for S75 2SS, S75 2TX, S75 2TU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£445,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£343,392
19 sales
Price range
£88k – £605k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Jan 2026
S75 2SS

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At a glance

House prices£445k average120% above the Barnsley average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station14 min walkBarnsley station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold90% freeholdAcross 21 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

19 property sales on Kensington Road, Barnsley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £445,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £401,383. Average sale prices rose from £304,650 in 2016 to £445,000 in 2026 (+46%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 120% above the Barnsley average of £202,010 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 47% detached, 42% semi-detached, 11% flat. Recorded sale prices on Kensington Road range from £88,000 to £605,000. 90% of homes sold here were freehold and 10% leasehold. Of 426 streets in Barnsley with at least two sales in the last year, Kensington Road ranks 6th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Kensington Road compared

Kensington Road£445,000
S75 postcode area£250,825
Barnsley£202,010
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all S75 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £304,650 (3 sales)2016£305k2017: £235,000 (1 sales)2017£235k2019: £181,500 (2 sales)2019£182k2020: £188,333 (3 sales)2020£188k2021: £322,500 (3 sales)2021£323k2022: £510,000 (1 sales)2022£510k2023: £450,000 (1 sales)2023£450k2024: £512,500 (2 sales)2024£513k2025: £605,000 (1 sales)2025£605k2026: £445,000 (2 sales)2026£445k

Tenure: 90% freehold and 10% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached9£401,38316 Jan 2026
Semi-detached8£335,50016 Jan 2026
Flat2£114,00020 Mar 2020

Sold prices on Kensington Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, Kensington Road S75 2SS 16 Jan 2026£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Kensington Road S75 2SS 16 Jan 2026£510,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Kensington Road S75 2SS 17 Apr 2025£300,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Kensington Road S75 2TX 15 Apr 2025£605,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Kensington Road S75 2TX 6 Sep 2024£485,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Kensington Road S75 2TX 19 Apr 2024£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Land Adjoining, 54, Kensington Road S75 2SS 4 Sep 2023£450,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Kensington Road S75 2TX 8 Nov 2022£510,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Kensington Road S75 2SS 12 Nov 2021£277,500 DetachedFreehold
50A, Kensington Road S75 2SS 29 Sep 2021£350,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Kensington Road S75 2TX 31 Mar 2021£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Kensington Road S75 2TX 22 Feb 2021£293,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Kensington Road S75 2TU 11 Dec 2020£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Kensington Road S75 2SS 23 Mar 2020£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 1, 35, Kensington Road S75 2TU 20 Mar 2020£140,000 FlatLeasehold
45, Kensington Road S75 2SS 19 Dec 2019£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 2, 35, Kensington Road S75 2TU 19 Jul 2019£88,000 FlatLeasehold
47, Kensington Road S75 2SS 8 Sep 2017£235,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Kensington Road S75 2TU 28 Oct 2016£239,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Kensington Road S75 2TX 27 Oct 2016£279,950 DetachedFreehold
3, Kensington Road S75 2TX 27 Oct 2016£395,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
52, Kensington Road £277,500 (Nov 2021) → £510,000 (Jan 2026) +84%
over 4 yrs
47, Kensington Road £235,000 (Sep 2017) → £300,000 (Apr 2025) +28%
over 8 yrs
3, Kensington Road £395,000 (Oct 2016) → £605,000 (Apr 2025) +53%
over 8 yrs
22, Kensington Road £293,000 (Feb 2021) → £510,000 (Nov 2022) +74%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Kensington Road

Crime

541 crimes were reported within about a mile of Kensington Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences162
Anti-social behaviour95
Shoplifting83
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order45
Other theft34

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Kensington Road is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Dearne catchment Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Kensington Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Summer Lane Primary 285 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley 208 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Wilthorpe Primary School 394 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Shawlands Primary School 311 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Joseph Locke Primary School 449 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Horizon Community College 1,909 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Gawber Primary School 211 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Barnsley station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Dodworth station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Darton station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Gawber Road/Haverdale Rise (adj, Gawber Road) 2 min walk
  • Gawber Road/Queens Avenue (adj, Gawber Road) 3 min walk
  • Gawber Road/Victoria Crescent (opp, Gawber Road) 4 min walk
  • Huddersfield Road/Kensington Road (adj, Huddersfield Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Victoria Medical Centre Pms Practice
    7 Victoria Crescent West, Barnsley · 0.2 mi
  • Huddersfield Road Surgery
    6 Huddersfield Road, Barnsley · 0.3 mi
  • The Grove Medical Practice
    124-126 Park Grove, Barnsley · 0.9 mi
  • Burleigh Medical Centre
    Burleigh Street, Barnsley · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Barnsley Huddersfield Rd Express · 0.4 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Central Barnsley Barnsley · 0.6 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Barnsley Redbrook Road Local · 0.7 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Barnsley Superstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Ellisons Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Churchfield Dental Centre · 0.2 mi
  • Hansons · 0.3 mi
  • K Hewage Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.7%62.5%
Private rented19.6%20.3%
Social rented11.6%17.1%
Households654

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.8%64.1%
Aged 65+20.6%18.6%
Residents1,439

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks89%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks92%92%

Share of homes across Barnsley with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Kensington Road

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White95.9%96.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%0.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.5%

Religion

HereBarnsley
Christian53.8%51.3%
No religion39.3%42.1%
Not answered5.4%5.2%
Hindu0.7%0.2%
Muslim0.3%0.6%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Sikh0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereBarnsley
Born in the UK94%93.6%
Born outside the UK6%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
Level 4 qualifications and above28.3%23.5%
Level 3 qualifications19.6%16.9%
No qualifications19.1%25.1%
Level 2 qualifications15.1%14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.2%6.6%
Other qualifications3.5%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health43.8%43.4%
Good health35%33.6%
Fair health16.5%15.5%
Bad health3.8%5.8%
Very bad health0.9%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
1 car or van in household47.1%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household27.4%27.4%
No cars or vans in household19.6%22.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household6%8.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Barnsley.

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