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Richard Avenue, Barnsley

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for S71 1UZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£178,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£129,068
11 sales
Price range
£62k – £178k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
S71 1UZ

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At a glance

House prices£129k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station27 min walkBarnsley station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 12 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

11 property sales on Richard Avenue, Barnsley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £178,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £129,068. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Richard Avenue range from £62,000 to £178,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Richard Avenue compared

S71 postcode area£192,007
Barnsley£202,010
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Richard Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all S71 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £62,000 (1 sales)2016£62k2018: £111,250 (1 sales)2018£111k2020: £97,500 (2 sales)2020£98k2021: £155,000 (1 sales)2021£155k2022: £170,500 (2 sales)2022£171k2024: £165,500 (1 sales)2024£166k2025: £106,000 (2 sales)2025£106k2026: £178,000 (1 sales)2026£178k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 12 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£129,06824 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Richard Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 24 Jul 2026£178,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 27 Mar 2025£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 27 Mar 2025£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 7 Feb 2024£165,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12A, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 21 Oct 2022£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 17 Oct 2022£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 18 Mar 2022£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 10 Sep 2021£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 16 Oct 2020£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 2 Mar 2020£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 13 Mar 2018£111,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Richard Avenue S71 1UZ 7 Mar 2016£62,000 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
2, Richard Avenue £105,000 (Oct 2020) → £178,000 (Jul 2026) +70%
over 6 yrs
17, Richard Avenue £155,000 (Sep 2021) → £165,500 (Feb 2024) +7%
over 2 yrs
4, Richard Avenue £62,000 (Mar 2016) → £90,000 (Mar 2020) +45%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Richard Avenue

Crime

225 crimes were reported within about a mile of Richard Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences69
Shoplifting47
Anti-social behaviour34
Criminal damage & arson19
Other theft19
Vehicle crime14

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

Flood risk

Richard Avenue 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 Richard Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Springwell Alternative Academy 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–16 Report 0.4 mi
Springwell Special Academy 136 pupils Academy special converter 5–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Athersley South Primary School 306 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Laithes Primary School 308 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School 1,108 pupils All-through Church of England/Roman Catholic 3–16 Report 0.6 mi
Burton Road Primary School 331 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Lift St Helen's 183 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Athersley North Primary School 290 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 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 1.3 mi · 27 min walk
  • Darton station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk
  • Dodworth station 3.2 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Rotherham Road/Chatsworth Road (adj, Rotherham Road) 1 min walk
  • Rotherham Road/Ravenfield Drive (at, Rotherham Road) 1 min walk
  • Rotherham Road/Chatsworth Road (nr, Rotherham Road) 3 min walk
  • Chatsworth Road/Wingfield Road (at, Chatsworth Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St George's Medical Centre Pms Practice
    Roundhouse Medical Centre, Langsett Court, New Lodge, Barnsley · 0.7 mi
  • Monk Bretton Health Centre Practice
    Monk Bretton Health Centre, High Street, Barnsley · 0.9 mi
  • Huddersfield Road Surgery
    6 Huddersfield Road, Barnsley · 1.2 mi
  • Victoria Medical Centre Pms Practice
    7 Victoria Crescent West, Barnsley · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Athersley South Barnsley · 0.1 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op New Lodge · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Monk Bretton · 0.8 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Old Mill Lane · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • R D Hill (chemists) Ltd · 0.0 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi
  • Atos Medical · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • R S Nicholson Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Hansons · 1.2 mi
  • K Hewage Dental Surgery · 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 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.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.7%62.5%
Private rented12.5%20.3%
Social rented20.8%17.1%
Households640

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.7%64.1%
Aged 65+14.5%18.6%
Residents1,486

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 Richard Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White96%96.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%0.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.5%

Religion

HereBarnsley
Christian48.5%51.3%
No religion45%42.1%
Not answered5.4%5.2%
Muslim0.4%0.6%
Sikh0.4%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.4%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereBarnsley
Born in the UK94.2%93.6%
Born outside the UK5.8%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
No qualifications24.2%25.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.4%23.5%
Level 3 qualifications17.8%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.7%14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.1%6.6%
Other qualifications3.1%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health45.9%43.4%
Good health33.2%33.6%
Fair health15.2%15.5%
Bad health4.6%5.8%
Very bad health1.1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
1 car or van in household43.6%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household30.8%27.4%
No cars or vans in household18.4%22.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%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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