Barnsley noise and liveability

South Yorkshire. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime, transport, air quality and flood risk, from published sources.

Barnsley · one of 4 South Yorkshire council areas

Schools are below average and transport access is poor; flood risk is low and air quality is good.

Worth a look Schools Transport

Good here Aircraft noise Road noise Air quality Flood risk

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8.0Sky Score out of 10; on every score here, 10 is best
Quiet skies
10.0 / 10
Affordability
9.4 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 2 of 4 here by price, cheapest first
Growth
4.6 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 2 of 4 here by trend, fastest-rising first
Liveability
4.2 / 10
Environment
7.7 / 10

Noise and planes

Aircraft noise is low

No commercial airport in this city region

Road noise is low

Postcodes over the WHO guideline44%
DEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB

Air and flood

Air quality is good

Nitrogen dioxide

Barnsley8.6 µg/m³
WHO guideline10 µg/m³

Fine particles

Barnsley7 µg/m³
WHO guideline5 µg/m³
DEFRA background maps against WHO 2021

Flood risk is low

Postcodes at medium or high risk0.93%
Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences

Living here

Recorded crime is close to the London median

94.2 recorded offences per 1,000 residents a year; the London median is 87.6.

ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year

Schools are below average

Progress 8 is -0.32.

DfE KS4 2023/24 revised, 0.0 is the national average

Transport access is poor

The national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station

Healthcare access is moderate

NHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice

Property

Average price

£173,053

Barnsley£173,053
South Yorkshire median£182,274
HM Land Registry HPI

Price trend

+2.0% year on year

HM Land Registry HPI

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Where these numbers come from

Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: NO operating commercial airport in the city region; Doncaster Sheffield closed to commercial flights in 2022; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending June 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Liveability (4 of 4 inputs): DfE Key Stage 4 Progress 8, 2023/24 Revised; ONS Crime in England and Wales, Table C4; NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.