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Strafford Avenue, Elsecar, Barnsley

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for S74 8AL, S74 8AA, S74 8AD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£185,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£112,982
30 sales
Price range
£65k – £185k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Jan 2026
S74 8AL

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At a glance

House prices£113k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station7 min walkElsecar station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold78% freeholdAcross 37 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

30 property sales on Strafford Avenue, Elsecar, Barnsley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £185,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £111,409. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% semi-detached, 7% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Strafford Avenue range from £64,950 to £185,000. 78% of homes sold here were freehold and 22% leasehold.

House prices on Strafford Avenue compared

S74 postcode area£189,536
Barnsley£202,010
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Strafford Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all S74 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £76,000 (4 sales)2016£76k2017: £123,500 (1 sales)2017£124k2018: £84,000 (2 sales)2018£84k2019: £87,325 (6 sales)2019£87k2020: £114,700 (5 sales)2020£115k2021: £112,500 (2 sales)2021£113k2022: £143,000 (2 sales)2022£143k2023: £123,500 (3 sales)2023£124k2024: £157,000 (1 sales)2024£157k2025: £157,667 (3 sales)2025£158k2026: £185,000 (1 sales)2026£185k

Tenure: 78% freehold and 22% leasehold across 37 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached28£111,40923 Jan 2026
Terraced2£135,0004 Nov 2022

Sold prices on Strafford Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
75, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 23 Jan 2026£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 29 Sep 2025£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
127, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 19 Sep 2025£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
107, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 13 May 2025£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 30 Apr 2025£93,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 15 Nov 2024£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Strafford Avenue S74 8AA 6 Sep 2024£120,000 FlatLeasehold
133, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 31 May 2024£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
119, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 24 Aug 2023£157,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Strafford Avenue S74 8AD 17 Jul 2023£143,000 OtherLeasehold
65, Strafford Avenue S74 8AQ 16 Jun 2023£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 28 Apr 2023£101,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Strafford Avenue S74 8AA 4 Nov 2022£150,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Strafford Avenue S74 8AD 25 Feb 2022£136,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
127, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 26 Oct 2021£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
113, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 16 Jul 2021£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 13 Nov 2020£98,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Strafford Avenue S74 8AD 23 Oct 2020£125,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
24, Strafford Avenue S74 8AA 20 Jul 2020£120,000 TerracedLeasehold
26, Strafford Avenue S74 8AD 29 Jun 2020£125,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
14, Strafford Avenue S74 8AA 6 Mar 2020£500 OtherFreehold
119, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 7 Jan 2020£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 20 Sep 2019£98,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Strafford Avenue S74 8AA 5 Sep 2019£2,750 OtherFreehold
80, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 9 Aug 2019£77,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 4 Jul 2019£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
129, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 28 Jun 2019£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
119, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 24 May 2019£64,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Strafford Avenue S74 8AA 24 May 2019£85,000 TerracedLeasehold
74, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 31 Jan 2019£88,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 2 Jul 2018£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 25 May 2018£88,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Strafford Avenue S74 8AA 11 Apr 2017£123,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
62, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 16 Sep 2016£65,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 4 Aug 2016£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 6 Jul 2016£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
97, Strafford Avenue S74 8AL 15 Jan 2016£84,000 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
75, Strafford Avenue £93,000 (Apr 2025) → £185,000 (Jan 2026) +99%
over under a year
64, Strafford Avenue £90,000 (Jul 2019) → £145,000 (Sep 2025) +61%
over 6 yrs
127, Strafford Avenue £105,000 (Oct 2021) → £173,000 (Sep 2025) +65%
over 4 yrs
119, Strafford Avenue £64,950 (May 2019) → £105,000 (Jan 2020) → £157,500 (Aug 2023) +142%
over 4 yrs
18, Strafford Avenue £85,000 (May 2019) → £2,750 (Sep 2019) -97%
over under a year
74, Strafford Avenue £80,000 (Aug 2016) → £88,500 (Jan 2019) +11%
over 2 yrs
62, Strafford Avenue £65,000 (Sep 2016) → £88,000 (May 2018) +35%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Strafford Avenue

Crime

129 crimes were reported within about a mile of Strafford Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences50
Anti-social behaviour16
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson14
Shoplifting10
Other theft7

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

Flood risk

Strafford Avenue is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Middle River Don catchment Flood alert area
  • River Dearne catchment Flood alert area
  • Knoll Beck at Manvers 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 Strafford Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Elsecar Holy Trinity CofE Primary Academy 172 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Greenfield Primary School 251 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.5 mi
Jump Primary Academy Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
The Ellis Church of England Primary School 227 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Helen's Catholic Primary School 126 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Hoyland Springwood Primary School 159 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.0 mi
Kirk Balk Academy 1,318 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.3 mi
West Meadows Primary School 214 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 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
  • Wombwell station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Chapeltown station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cobcar Lane/Welland Crescent (nr, Cobcar Lane) 2 min walk
  • Cobcar Lane/Strafford Avenue (adj, Cobcar Lane) 2 min walk
  • Cobcar Lane/Cobcar Street (adj, Cobcar Lane) 2 min walk
  • Cobcar Lane/Cobcar Avenue (adj, Cobcar Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Walderslade Surgery
    High Croft, Hoyland, Barnsley · 0.7 mi
  • Hoyland Medical Practice
    The Hoyland Centre, High Croft, Barnsley · 0.7 mi
  • Wombwell Medical Centre Practice
    George Street, Wombwell, Barnsley · 1.7 mi
  • Wombwell Gms Practice
    Mayflower Way, Wombwell, Barnsley · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Heron Heron Hoyland · 0.7 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar - Harvest Hoyland · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Hoyland Superstore · 1.0 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Hoyland · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.3 mi
  • Well · 0.7 mi
  • Cohens Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi
  • 3 George Street (dental Surgery) · 1.7 mi
  • Fern Cottage Dental Practice · 1.7 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.1%62.5%
Private rented17.3%20.3%
Social rented30.7%17.1%
Households584

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.1%64.1%
Aged 65+15.4%18.6%
Residents1,378

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Strafford Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White97.5%96.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%0.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.5%

Religion

HereBarnsley
Christian50.2%51.3%
No religion43.6%42.1%
Not answered5.5%5.2%
Sikh0.3%0.1%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–
Muslim0.1%0.6%

Country of birth

HereBarnsley
Born in the UK95.3%93.6%
Born outside the UK4.7%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
No qualifications26.9%25.1%
Level 3 qualifications18.5%16.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above18.3%23.5%
Level 2 qualifications15.4%14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.6%
Other qualifications1.6%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health38.4%43.4%
Good health34.5%33.6%
Fair health18.1%15.5%
Bad health7%5.8%
Very bad health2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
1 car or van in household40.2%41.5%
No cars or vans in household26.4%22.7%
2 cars or vans in household26%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%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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