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Locke Avenue, Barnsley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Locke Avenue, Barnsley · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/barnsley-south-yorkshire/locke-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for S70 1QH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£258,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£203,000
22 sales
Price range
£144k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jul 2026
S70 1QH

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At a glance

House prices£259k average28% above the Barnsley average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station15 min walkBarnsley station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 23 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

22 property sales on Locke Avenue, Barnsley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £258,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £205,577. Average sale prices rose from £162,000 in 2016 to £258,500 in 2026 (+60%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 28% 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 59% semi-detached, 23% terraced, 18% detached. Recorded sale prices on Locke Avenue range from £144,000 to £290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 426 streets in Barnsley with at least two sales in the last year, Locke Avenue ranks 86th for average price.

House prices on Locke Avenue compared

Locke Avenue£258,500
S70 postcode area£178,800
Barnsley£202,010
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all S70 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £162,000 (3 sales)2016£162k2017: £172,875 (4 sales)2017£173k2018: £186,750 (2 sales)2018£187k2020: £210,667 (3 sales)2020£211k2021: £180,000 (1 sales)2021£180k2022: £248,000 (1 sales)2022£248k2024: £229,600 (5 sales)2024£230k2025: £190,000 (1 sales)2025£190k2026: £258,500 (2 sales)2026£259k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 23 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£205,57730 Jul 2026
Terraced5£189,40013 Jun 2025
Detached4£211,62531 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Locke Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 30 Jul 2026£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 13 Feb 2026£227,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 13 Jun 2025£190,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 18 Dec 2024£253,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 9 Aug 2024£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 31 Jul 2024£230,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 28 Jun 2024£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 3 May 2024£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 24 Nov 2023£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 25 Jul 2022£248,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 20 Jul 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 30 Oct 2020£192,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 27 Mar 2020£205,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 25 Mar 2020£235,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 27 Jul 2018£183,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 12 Jan 2018£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 1 Dec 2017£200,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 13 Jul 2017£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 26 Jun 2017£155,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 19 Jan 2017£181,500 DetachedFreehold
13, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 5 Dec 2016£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 11 Nov 2016£144,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Locke Avenue S70 1QH 5 Aug 2016£152,000 Semi-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
19, Locke Avenue £144,000 (Nov 2016) → £253,000 (Dec 2024) +76%
over 8 yrs
10, Locke Avenue £150,000 (Nov 2023) → £250,000 (Aug 2024) +67%
over under a year
12, Locke Avenue £192,000 (Oct 2020) → £248,000 (Jul 2022) → £245,000 (Jun 2024) +28%
over 4 yrs
25, Locke Avenue £181,500 (Jan 2017) → £200,000 (Dec 2017) +10%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Locke Avenue

Crime

527 crimes were reported within about a mile of Locke Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences166
Anti-social behaviour103
Shoplifting52
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order49
Other theft35

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

Flood risk

Locke Avenue is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Upper River Don catchment Flood alert 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 Locke Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Shawlands Primary School 311 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Joseph Locke Primary School 449 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Greenacre School 340 pupils Academy special converter 3–19 Report 0.5 mi
Worsbrough Common Primary School 393 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Barnsley 208 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Queens Road Academy 208 pupils Primary 3–11 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 · 15 min walk
  • Dodworth station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
  • Silkstone Common station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Park Road/Locke Avenue (adj, Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Park Road/Locke Park (at, Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Park Road/St Johns Road (adj, Park Road) 3 min walk
  • Racecommon Road/Della Avenue (adj, Racecommon Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Grove Medical Practice
    124-126 Park Grove, Barnsley · 0.1 mi
  • Burleigh Medical Centre
    Burleigh Street, Barnsley · 0.5 mi
  • The Kakoty Practice
    170 Sheffield Road, Barnsley · 0.6 mi
  • Victoria Medical Centre Pms Practice
    7 Victoria Crescent West, Barnsley · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Kingstone · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Barnsley · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Central Barnsley Barnsley · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland The Alhambra Centre Barnsley · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Ellisons Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • R T Elliott Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • A J Cale And Associates · 0.3 mi
  • Barnsley Community And Priority · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 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 4 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 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
Owned66.2%62.5%
Private rented16.4%20.3%
Social rented17.0%17.1%
Households677

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+22.0%18.6%
Residents1,507

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 Locke Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White96.5%96.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%0.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.7%0.5%

Religion

HereBarnsley
Christian52.4%51.3%
No religion40.6%42.1%
Not answered5.6%5.2%
Muslim0.8%0.6%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereBarnsley
Born in the UK91.8%93.6%
Born outside the UK8.2%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
Level 4 qualifications and above25.5%23.5%
No qualifications22.4%25.1%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%10.8%
Apprenticeship7.3%6.6%
Other qualifications2.6%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health43.6%43.4%
Good health35.5%33.6%
Fair health13.4%15.5%
Bad health6%5.8%
Very bad health1.5%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
1 car or van in household40.8%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household26.2%27.4%
No cars or vans in household25.1%22.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.8%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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