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Vaal Street, Barnsley

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for S70 3RA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£100,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£77,683
18 sales
Price range
£51k – £120k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Aug 2026
S70 3RA

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At a glance

House prices£78k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station17 min walkBarnsley station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold96% 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

18 property sales on Vaal Street, Barnsley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £100,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £77,683. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 5 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Vaal Street range from £51,000 to £120,000. 96% of homes sold here were freehold and 4% leasehold.

House prices on Vaal Street compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £60,500 (2 sales)2017£61k2018: £68,933 (3 sales)2018£69k2019: £60,000 (1 sales)2019£60k2020: £69,500 (2 sales)2020£70k2021: £76,500 (2 sales)2021£77k2022: £83,167 (3 sales)2022£83k2023: £88,000 (3 sales)2023£88k2025: £105,000 (1 sales)2025£105k2026: £100,000 (1 sales)2026£100k

Tenure: 96% freehold and 4% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced18£77,68320 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Vaal Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
34, Vaal Street S70 3RA 20 Aug 2026£100,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Vaal Street S70 3RA 28 Jan 2026£75,000 OtherFreehold
26, Vaal Street S70 3RA 4 Jul 2025£105,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Vaal Street S70 3RA 28 Mar 2025£115,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Vaal Street S70 3RA 19 Jul 2024£60,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Vaal Street S70 3RA 13 Oct 2023£84,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Vaal Street S70 3RA 19 May 2023£60,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Vaal Street S70 3RA 20 Feb 2023£120,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Vaal Street S70 3RA 16 Jan 2023£70,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Vaal Street S70 3RA 29 Nov 2022£82,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Vaal Street S70 3RA 16 Sep 2022£100,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Vaal Street S70 3RA 12 Aug 2022£66,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Vaal Street S70 3RA 27 Jun 2022£103,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Vaal Street S70 3RA 19 Apr 2022£80,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Vaal Street S70 3RA 18 Nov 2021£85,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Vaal Street S70 3RA 25 Jun 2021£68,000 TerracedLeasehold
6, Vaal Street S70 3RA 23 Oct 2020£75,000 OtherFreehold
35, Vaal Street S70 3RA 1 Sep 2020£72,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Vaal Street S70 3RA 11 Jun 2020£79,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Vaal Street S70 3RA 27 Mar 2020£60,000 TerracedFreehold
3, Vaal Street S70 3RA 26 Apr 2019£60,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Vaal Street S70 3RA 22 Mar 2019£70,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Vaal Street S70 3RA 22 Jun 2018£62,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Vaal Street S70 3RA 8 May 2018£81,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Vaal Street S70 3RA 20 Apr 2018£63,300 TerracedFreehold
15, Vaal Street S70 3RA 8 Jan 2018£75,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Vaal Street S70 3RA 11 Sep 2017£51,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Vaal Street S70 3RA 12 May 2017£70,000 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
26, Vaal Street £84,000 (Oct 2023) → £105,000 (Jul 2025) +25%
over 2 yrs
13, Vaal Street £62,500 (Jun 2018) → £115,000 (Mar 2025) +84%
over 7 yrs
39, Vaal Street £60,000 (Mar 2020) → £120,000 (Feb 2023) +100%
over 3 yrs
4, Vaal Street £63,300 (Apr 2018) → £82,000 (Nov 2022) +30%
over 5 yrs
35, Vaal Street £70,000 (May 2017) → £72,500 (Sep 2020) → £80,000 (Apr 2022) +14%
over 5 yrs
22, Vaal Street £81,000 (May 2018) → £79,000 (Jun 2020) -2%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Vaal Street

Crime

496 crimes were reported within about a mile of Vaal Street 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 offences161
Anti-social behaviour120
Criminal damage & arson53
Public order38
Other theft35
Shoplifting27

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

Flood risk

Vaal 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 Vaal Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Forest Academy 346 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy 236 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Barnsley Academy 874 pupils Secondary Christian 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Queens Road Academy 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Hunningley Primary Academy 426 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Bank End Primary Academy 199 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Worsbrough Common Primary School 393 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Burton Road Primary School 331 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 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 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Wombwell station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk
  • Dodworth station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Doncaster Road/Vaal Street (opp, Doncaster Road) 1 min walk
  • Doncaster Road/Vaal Street (adj, Doncaster Road) 2 min walk
  • Doncaster Road/Portland Street (adj, Doncaster Road) 2 min walk
  • Doncaster Road/Portland Street (opp, Doncaster Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Ashville Medical Centre Pms Practice
    Oaks Park Primary Care Centre, Thornton Road, Barnsley · 0.3 mi
  • The Kakoty Practice
    170 Sheffield Road, Barnsley · 0.6 mi
  • Burleigh Medical Centre
    Burleigh Street, Barnsley · 0.7 mi
  • The Grove Medical Practice
    124-126 Park Grove, Barnsley · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Upper Sheffield Road · 0.5 mi
  • Spar Spar Barnsley · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Barnsley Doncaster Road · 0.7 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Barnsley Food Warehouse · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lo's Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.5 mi
  • R T Elliott Ltd · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Oakmere Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Warren House Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Lynton House Dental Surgery · 0.7 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 3 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 disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned57.7%62.5%
Private rented33.1%20.3%
Social rented9.2%17.1%
Households922

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.7%64.1%
Aged 65+12.8%18.6%
Residents2,117

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 Vaal Street

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White95.9%96.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%0.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.9%0.5%

Religion

HereBarnsley
No religion48.4%42.1%
Christian44.4%51.3%
Not answered5.3%5.2%
Muslim0.9%0.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.2%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Hindu0%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereBarnsley
Born in the UK87.7%93.6%
Born outside the UK12.3%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
No qualifications23.7%25.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.3%23.5%
Level 3 qualifications17.6%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications15%14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.2%6.6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health44.8%43.4%
Good health33.9%33.6%
Fair health14.5%15.5%
Bad health5.5%5.8%
Very bad health1.3%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
1 car or van in household44.9%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household24.7%27.4%
No cars or vans in household24.5%22.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household6%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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