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Poplar Grove, Lundwood, Barnsley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Poplar Grove, Lundwood, Barnsley · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/barnsley-south-yorkshire/poplar-grove/

House prices, sold prices and local information for S71 5HA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£105,000
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£97,440
25 sales
Price range
£66k – £153k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 May 2026
S71 5HA

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At a glance

House prices£105k average48% below the Barnsley average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station35 min walkBarnsley station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% freeholdAcross 32 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

25 property sales on Poplar Grove, Lundwood, Barnsley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £105,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £95,190. Average sale prices rose from £76,249 in 2016 to £85,000 in 2026 (+11%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 48% below the Barnsley average of £202,010 over the same period. 5 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 84% semi-detached, 16% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Poplar Grove range from £66,000 to £152,500. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold. Of 426 streets in Barnsley with at least two sales in the last year, Poplar Grove ranks 401st for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Poplar Grove compared

Poplar Grove£105,000
S71 postcode area£192,007
Barnsley£202,010
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all S71 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £76,249 (4 sales)2016£76k2017: £70,667 (3 sales)2017£71k2018: £94,333 (3 sales)2018£94k2019: £89,000 (4 sales)2019£89k2020: £101,000 (1 sales)2020£101k2021: £110,000 (1 sales)2021£110k2022: £120,750 (2 sales)2022£121k2023: £152,500 (1 sales)2023£153k2024: £120,000 (1 sales)2024£120k2025: £128,333 (3 sales)2025£128k2026: £85,000 (2 sales)2026£85k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 32 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached21£95,19029 May 2026
Terraced4£109,25017 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Poplar Grove

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 29 May 2026£70,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 22 Apr 2026£100,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
49, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 4 Dec 2025£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 17 Oct 2025£150,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 25 Sep 2025£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 6 Dec 2024£120,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 15 Sep 2023£152,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 30 Nov 2022£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 24 Jun 2022£111,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 12 Mar 2021£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 18 Dec 2020£101,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 11 Nov 2019£90,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 8 Nov 2019£92,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 25 Jul 2019£97,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 8 Mar 2019£77,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 20 Dec 2018£82,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 18 Dec 2018£81,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 17 Dec 2018£73,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 30 Nov 2018£71,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 16 Nov 2018£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 13 Sep 2018£93,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 27 Jul 2018£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 8 Sep 2017£66,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 9 Jun 2017£77,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 27 Jan 2017£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 27 Jan 2017£69,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 20 Jan 2017£70,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 12 Aug 2016£73,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 22 Jul 2016£84,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 11 Mar 2016£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 13 Jan 2016£72,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Poplar Grove S71 5HA 8 Jan 2016£88,000 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
49, Poplar Grove £77,000 (Jun 2017) → £145,000 (Dec 2025) +88%
over 8 yrs
51, Poplar Grove £70,000 (Jan 2017) → £82,000 (Dec 2018) → £77,000 (Mar 2019) → £150,000 (Oct 2025) +114%
over 9 yrs
29, Poplar Grove £97,000 (Jul 2019) → £90,000 (Sep 2025) -7%
over 6 yrs
4, Poplar Grove £110,000 (Mar 2021) → £130,000 (Nov 2022) +18%
over 2 yrs
43, Poplar Grove £88,000 (Jan 2016) → £101,000 (Dec 2020) +15%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Poplar Grove

Crime

92 crimes were reported within about a mile of Poplar Grove in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences27
Anti-social behaviour19
Criminal damage & arson17
Vehicle crime8
Public order6
Other theft5

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

Flood risk

Poplar Grove is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Dearne catchment Flood alert area
  • River Dearne at Burton Grange and Lundwood Flood warning 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 Poplar Grove

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange 394 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Lift St Helen's 183 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Oakhill Primary Academy 328 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Springwell Alternative Academy 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–16 Report 1.2 mi
Springwell Special Academy 136 pupils Academy special converter 5–16 Good Report 1.2 mi
Burton Road Primary School 331 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
Birkwood Primary School 432 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
Churchfield Primary School 419 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 1.4 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 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Wombwell station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
  • Dodworth station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Pontefract Road/Vincent Road (adj, Pontefract Road) 2 min walk
  • Pontefract Road/Darrington Place (adj, Pontefract Road) 2 min walk
  • Pontefract Road/Abbots Road (opp, Pontefract Road) 3 min walk
  • Pontefract Road/Abbots Road (adj, Pontefract Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lundwood Medical Centre Pms Practice
    Pontefract Road, Barnsley · 0.4 mi
  • Bhf Lundwood Surgery
    Lundwood Priory Campus, Pontefract Road, Barnsley · 0.4 mi
  • Monk Bretton Health Centre Practice
    Monk Bretton Health Centre, High Street, Barnsley · 0.7 mi
  • The Rose Tree Pms Practice
    White Rose Med Practice, Cudworth Ctr, Barnsley · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Lundwood · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Monk Bretton Local · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Monk Bretton · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Monk Bretton · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Skf Lo Chemist Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Z A Akram Ltd · 0.7 mi
  • Well · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Lynton House Dental Surgery · 1.2 mi
  • Dental Clinic · 1.3 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 1 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned40.5%62.5%
Private rented11.9%20.3%
Social rented47.5%17.1%
Households771

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1524.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.4%64.1%
Aged 65+11.2%18.6%
Residents1,970

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 Poplar Grove

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White95.6%96.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%0.7%
Other ethnic group1%0.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%0.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%0.9%

Religion

HereBarnsley
No religion50.7%42.1%
Christian42.9%51.3%
Not answered5%5.2%
Muslim0.9%0.6%
Hindu0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
No qualifications31.8%25.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above17%23.5%
Level 2 qualifications16.5%14.5%
Level 3 qualifications14%16.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.1%6.6%
Other qualifications2.9%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health46.7%43.4%
Good health30.6%33.6%
Fair health14.1%15.5%
Bad health6.5%5.8%
Very bad health2.1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
1 car or van in household39.9%41.5%
No cars or vans in household30%22.7%
2 cars or vans in household23%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%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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