Barnsley
8 datasets are currently published for Barnsley. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Barnsley compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 159th of 361 (20.1 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 298th of 318 (£164,500).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 63rd of 132 (18.6%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Barnsley: 5,065, July 2026 (+5.9% year on year, from 4,785). 5,065 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (2,845, 56%). Next largest was Aged 16-24 (1,185). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 15% higher (1,185). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Barnsley: 5,070, July 2026 (+6.0% year on year, from 4,785). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Barnsley: 110.7, June 2026 (+6.0% year on year, from 104.4). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Barnsley: £164,500, Q2 2026 (-1.7% year on year, from £167,397). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Barnsley: 18.6%, 2024/25 (-3.5 percentage points year on year, from 22.0%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Barnsley: 14, Q1 2026 (+0.0% year on year, from 14). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Barnsley: 252,784, 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 251,325). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Barnsley: 364, 2025 (-8.8% year on year, from 399). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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