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Rockley Avenue, Birdwell, Barnsley

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for S70 5QY, S70 5QT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£160,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£143,488
24 sales
Price range
£101k – £210k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Nov 2025
S70 5QY

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At a glance

House prices£143k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station49 min walkElsecar station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 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

24 property sales on Rockley Avenue, Birdwell, Barnsley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £160,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £141,639. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% semi-detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Rockley Avenue range from £101,000 to £210,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Rockley Avenue compared

S70 postcode area£178,800
Barnsley£202,010
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Rockley Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all S70 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £107,000 (1 sales)2016£107k2017: £113,125 (2 sales)2017£113k2018: £105,500 (2 sales)2018£106k2019: £125,000 (2 sales)2019£125k2020: £143,667 (3 sales)2020£144k2021: £126,667 (3 sales)2021£127k2022: £149,833 (3 sales)2022£150k2023: £158,000 (3 sales)2023£158k2024: £135,000 (1 sales)2024£135k2025: £194,988 (4 sales)2025£195k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached23£141,63910 Nov 2025
Terraced1£186,00028 Feb 2020

Sold prices on Rockley Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
56, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 10 Nov 2025£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 30 Sep 2025£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Rockley Avenue S70 5QT 11 Aug 2025£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 20 Jan 2025£199,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 16 Feb 2024£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Rockley Avenue S70 5QT 2 Aug 2023£149,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 31 Jul 2023£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 3 Mar 2023£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Rockley Avenue S70 5QT 2 Dec 2022£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 25 Nov 2022£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Rockley Avenue S70 5QT 1 Jun 2022£142,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 2 Aug 2021£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 1 Apr 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Rockley Avenue S70 5QT 4 Mar 2021£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 22 Jan 2021£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 16 Oct 2020£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35C, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 28 Feb 2020£186,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Rockley Avenue S70 5QT 31 Jan 2020£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 16 Oct 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35C, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 31 May 2019£137,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
35C, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 4 Mar 2019£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 28 Sep 2018£101,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Rockley Avenue S70 5QT 2 Mar 2018£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Rockley Avenue S70 5QT 22 Feb 2017£116,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Rockley Avenue S70 5QT 15 Feb 2017£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 14 Oct 2016£88,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 12 Aug 2016£72,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Rockley Avenue S70 5QY 29 Jul 2016£107,000 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
56, Rockley Avenue £72,000 (Aug 2016) → £135,000 (Feb 2024) → £160,000 (Nov 2025) +122%
over 9 yrs
38, Rockley Avenue £130,000 (Oct 2019) → £165,000 (Mar 2023) → £210,000 (Sep 2025) +62%
over 6 yrs
19, Rockley Avenue £149,000 (Aug 2023) → £210,000 (Aug 2025) +41%
over 2 yrs
26, Rockley Avenue £101,000 (Sep 2018) → £140,000 (Apr 2021) → £199,950 (Jan 2025) +98%
over 6 yrs
41, Rockley Avenue £115,000 (Jan 2021) → £160,000 (Jul 2023) +39%
over 3 yrs
15, Rockley Avenue £116,250 (Feb 2017) → £142,500 (Jun 2022) +23%
over 5 yrs
13, Rockley Avenue £110,000 (Mar 2018) → £130,000 (Mar 2021) +18%
over 3 yrs
35C, Rockley Avenue £120,000 (Mar 2019) → £137,500 (May 2019) → £186,000 (Feb 2020) +55%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Rockley Avenue

Crime

25 crimes were reported within about a mile of Rockley Avenue in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences10
Public order3
Other crime3
Criminal damage & arson2
Shoplifting2
Vehicle crime2

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

Flood risk

Rockley 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 Rockley Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Birdwell Primary School 191 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School 223 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Hoyland Common Primary School 384 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
West Meadows Primary School 214 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
Park House School 20 pupils Other independent special school 7–17 Report 1.4 mi
Kirk Balk Academy 1,318 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.5 mi
Ward Green Primary School 357 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.5 mi
The Mill Academy 211 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.5 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

  • Elsecar station 2.4 mi · 49 min walk
  • Wombwell station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Barnsley station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sheffield Road/Castle View (nr, Sheffield Road) 1 min walk
  • Worsbrough Road/Balk Lane (adj, Worsbrough Road) 2 min walk
  • Worsbrough Road/Hill Top Road (adj, Worsbrough Road) 2 min walk
  • Sheffield Road/Miller Hall (opp, Sheffield Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Dove Valley Pms Practice
    Worsbrough Healthcare Centre, Powell Street, Barnsley · 1.4 mi
  • Walderslade Surgery
    High Croft, Hoyland, Barnsley · 2.0 mi
  • Hoyland Medical Practice
    The Hoyland Centre, High Croft, Barnsley · 2.0 mi
  • Ashville Medical Centre Pms Practice
    Oaks Park Primary Care Centre, Thornton Road, Barnsley · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Birdwell Green Spring Ave · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Birdwell · 0.9 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Hoyland Road · 1.3 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Worsbrough Supermarket · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Birdwell Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 1.3 mi
  • Lo's Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Fern Cottage Dental Practice · 1.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.0 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 5 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
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.0%62.5%
Private rented7.9%20.3%
Social rented13.0%17.1%
Households772

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.1%64.1%
Aged 65+34.6%18.6%
Residents1,634

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 Rockley Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White99.4%96.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%0.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.2%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%0.7%

Religion

HereBarnsley
Christian60.9%51.3%
No religion34.5%42.1%
Not answered4.1%5.2%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Muslim0.1%0.6%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereBarnsley
Born in the UK98.7%93.6%
Born outside the UK1.3%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
No qualifications25.7%25.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above23.2%23.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.1%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications12.9%14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%10.8%
Apprenticeship9.6%6.6%
Other qualifications2.9%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health40.3%43.4%
Good health34.8%33.6%
Fair health17.7%15.5%
Bad health5.9%5.8%
Very bad health1.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
1 car or van in household47.1%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household27.8%27.4%
No cars or vans in household16.5%22.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%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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