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Shafton & Upper Cudworth: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Shafton & Upper Cudworth neighbourhood of Barnsley, England (ONS area Barnsley 003). Headline figures assembled 17 October 2026. Postcodes S71, S72. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near S72 8AH.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Shafton & Upper Cudworth is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Barnsley (4 of 19 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £164,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Barnsley (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Fitzwilliam, is 5.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 17 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£164,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +37% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£37,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Faster than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Shafton & Upper Cudworth sits in Barnsley

  • Typical house price: 15th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Barnsley
  • Average household income: joint 5th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Barnsley

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 17 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Shafton & Upper Cudworth

House prices: Shafton & Upper Cudworth against Barnsley: This neighbourhood £35k (1995) to £180k (2026); Barnsley £35k (1995) to £180k (2026).£54k£161k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£180kBarnsley£180k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Barnsley, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 17 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Barnsley, 4 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Schools improving
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Air quality
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Fitzwilliam Railway station, 5.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 27 min) and Doncaster (about 21 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Lift Shafton 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Nov 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Outwood Academy Shafton 480 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (May 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Shafton & Upper Cudworth

What is the typical house price in Shafton & Upper Cudworth?

£164,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +37% against 2017-2019.

How does Shafton & Upper Cudworth compare with the rest of Barnsley?

Typical house price: 15th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Barnsley. Average household income: joint 5th lowest of 30 neighbourhoods in Barnsley.

Is Shafton & Upper Cudworth an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Shafton & Upper Cudworth gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 2 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Shafton & Upper Cudworth?

Fitzwilliam. Railway station, 5.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Leeds (about 27 min) and Doncaster (about 21 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Shafton & Upper Cudworth?

Nearest state primary school. Lift Shafton. 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Improved significantly (Nov 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Outwood Academy Shafton. 480 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (May 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.