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Spencer Street, Barnsley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Spencer Street, Barnsley · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/barnsley-south-yorkshire/spencer-street/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£240,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£139,803
32 sales
Price range
£77k – £347k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jul 2026
S70 1QX

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At a glance

House prices£241k average19% above the Barnsley average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station14 min walkBarnsley station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 36 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

32 property sales on Spencer Street, Barnsley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £240,667. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £129,304. That is 19% above the Barnsley average of £202,010 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 84% terraced, 13% semi-detached, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Spencer Street range from £77,000 to £347,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 426 streets in Barnsley with at least two sales in the last year, Spencer Street ranks 118th for average price.

House prices on Spencer Street compared

Spencer Street£240,667
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: £77,000 (1 sales)2016£77k2017: £80,500 (2 sales)2017£81k2018: £130,583 (3 sales)2018£131k2019: £102,500 (1 sales)2019£103k2020: £124,536 (7 sales)2020£125k2021: £123,000 (5 sales)2021£123k2022: £135,125 (4 sales)2022£135k2023: £145,125 (2 sales)2023£145k2024: £176,650 (3 sales)2024£177k2025: £186,000 (2 sales)2025£186k2026: £261,000 (2 sales)2026£261k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced27£129,3045 Jun 2026
Semi-detached4£158,87516 Feb 2024
Detached1£347,00030 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Spencer Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
30, Spencer Street S70 1QX 30 Jul 2026£347,000 DetachedFreehold
3, Spencer Street S70 1QX 5 Jun 2026£175,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Spencer Street S70 1QX 2 Dec 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Spencer Street S70 1QX 15 Sep 2025£135,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Spencer Street S70 1QX 27 Jun 2025£172,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Spencer Street S70 1QX 2 Aug 2024£149,950 TerracedFreehold
12, Spencer Street S70 1QX 29 Feb 2024£190,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Spencer Street S70 1QX 16 Feb 2024£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Spencer Street S70 1QX 23 Nov 2023£180,000 TerracedFreehold
5A, Spencer Street S70 1QX 15 Sep 2023£110,250 TerracedFreehold
16, Spencer Street S70 1QX 21 Dec 2022£140,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Spencer Street S70 1QX 8 Jul 2022£152,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Spencer Street S70 1QX 14 Mar 2022£128,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Spencer Street S70 1QX 21 Jan 2022£120,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Spencer Street S70 1QX 19 Nov 2021£90,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Spencer Street S70 1QX 10 Sep 2021£115,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Spencer Street S70 1QX 28 May 2021£120,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Spencer Street S70 1QX 22 Apr 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Spencer Street S70 1QX 1 Apr 2021£124,500 TerracedFreehold
35, Spencer Street S70 1QX 19 Mar 2021£115,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Spencer Street S70 1QX 14 Dec 2020£120,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Spencer Street S70 1QX 29 Oct 2020£140,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Spencer Street S70 1QX 9 Oct 2020£128,750 TerracedFreehold
12, Spencer Street S70 1QX 7 Sep 2020£140,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Spencer Street S70 1QX 14 Aug 2020£111,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Spencer Street S70 1QX 7 Aug 2020£143,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Spencer Street S70 1QX 4 Feb 2020£89,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Spencer Street S70 1QX 21 Oct 2019£102,500 TerracedFreehold
53, Spencer Street S70 1QX 19 Dec 2018£121,250 TerracedFreehold
34, Spencer Street S70 1QX 14 May 2018£147,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Spencer Street S70 1QX 20 Apr 2018£123,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Spencer Street S70 1QX 15 Dec 2017£78,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Spencer Street S70 1QX 25 May 2017£83,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Spencer Street S70 1QX 24 Feb 2017£95,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Spencer Street S70 1QX 7 Oct 2016£70,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Spencer Street S70 1QX 19 Aug 2016£77,000 TerracedFreehold

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
3, Spencer Street £120,000 (May 2021) → £175,000 (Jun 2026) +46%
over 5 yrs
24, Spencer Street £152,000 (Jul 2022) → £200,000 (Dec 2025) +32%
over 3 yrs
35, Spencer Street £115,000 (Mar 2021) → £135,000 (Sep 2025) +17%
over 4 yrs
18, Spencer Street £128,750 (Oct 2020) → £172,000 (Jun 2025) +34%
over 5 yrs
53, Spencer Street £121,250 (Dec 2018) → £149,950 (Aug 2024) +24%
over 6 yrs
12, Spencer Street £140,000 (Sep 2020) → £190,000 (Feb 2024) +36%
over 3 yrs
32, Spencer Street £123,000 (Apr 2018) → £190,000 (Feb 2024) +54%
over 6 yrs
4, Spencer Street £124,500 (Apr 2021) → £180,000 (Nov 2023) +45%
over 3 yrs
16, Spencer Street £140,000 (Oct 2020) → £140,000 (Dec 2022) +0%
over 2 yrs
31, Spencer Street £78,000 (Dec 2017) → £111,000 (Aug 2020) +42%
over 3 yrs
41, Spencer Street £95,000 (Feb 2017) → £83,000 (May 2017) -13%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Spencer Street

Crime

521 crimes were reported within about a mile of Spencer Street 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 offences163
Anti-social behaviour102
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

Spencer Street 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 Spencer Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Joseph Locke Primary School 449 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Shawlands Primary School 311 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Worsbrough Common Primary School 393 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Greenacre School 340 pupils Academy special converter 3–19 Report 0.6 mi
Queens Road Academy 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Ward Green Primary School 357 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 · 14 min walk
  • Dodworth station 1.9 mi · 38 min walk
  • Silkstone Common station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Park Road/St Johns Road (adj, Park Road) 1 min walk
  • Park Road/Highstone Avenue (nr, Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Park Road/Locke Avenue (adj, Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Highstone Avenue/California Crescent (adj, Highstone Avenue) 3 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 · 0.5 mi
  • Victoria Medical Centre Pms Practice
    7 Victoria Crescent West, Barnsley · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

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

  • Barnsley Community And Priority · 0.3 mi
  • A J Cale And Associates · 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned41.5%62.5%
Private rented52.6%20.3%
Social rented5.5%17.1%
Households869

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6476.1%64.1%
Aged 65+7.7%18.6%
Residents1,878

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 Spencer Street

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White92%96.9%
Other ethnic group3.1%0.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%0.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.7%

Religion

HereBarnsley
Christian51.3%51.3%
No religion38.1%42.1%
Not answered6.4%5.2%
Muslim1.9%0.6%
Hindu0.9%0.2%
Other religion0.7%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Sikh0.3%0.1%

Country of birth

HereBarnsley
Born in the UK67.6%93.6%
Born outside the UK32.4%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
Level 4 qualifications and above26.5%23.5%
No qualifications23.5%25.1%
Level 3 qualifications14.7%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.8%
Apprenticeship6%6.6%
Other qualifications4.4%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health46.7%43.4%
Good health36.5%33.6%
Fair health11.7%15.5%
Bad health4.4%5.8%
Very bad health0.8%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
1 car or van in household44.3%41.5%
No cars or vans in household36.6%22.7%
2 cars or vans in household15.7%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.5%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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