Princess Grove Pilley, Barnsley
23 addresses across 1 postcode (S75), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 1802418.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £245,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 6, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Barnsley costs £2,326 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chapeltown (South Yorkshire), about 4.3 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Westwood Country Park, is about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 145 to 148 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Walderslade Surgery, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £211,000 | £211,000 | £211,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £262,500 | £262,500 | £262,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £188,000 | £188,000 | £188,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £121,000 | £112,000 | £130,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £217,500 | £155,000 | £280,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £147,500 | £147,500 | £147,500 |
| 2004 | 1 | £92,000 | £92,000 | £92,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £88,250 | £66,500 | £110,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £39,000 | £39,000 | £39,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £59,000 | £59,000 | £59,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2025 | 6 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2023 | 8 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 18 Nov 2021 | 15 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £211,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2019 | 5 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £262,500 | |
| 15 Aug 2014 | 13 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £188,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2013 | 1 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2013 | 13 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £112,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2008 | 7 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2008 | 3 S75 3BG | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 5 May 2006 | 3A S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 5 Mar 2004 | 15 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £92,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2000 | 3A S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £66,500 | |
| 30 Jun 2000 | 3 S75 3BG | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 24 Jun 1999 | 10 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £39,000 | |
| 30 Oct 1998 | 3A S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £59,000 | |
| 16 Jul 1997 | 5 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £47,500 | New build. |
| 9 May 1997 | 3A S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £53,450 | New build. |
| 30 Apr 1996 | 3 S75 3BG | Detached | £17,500 | New build. |
| 23 Nov 1995 | 9 S75 3BG | Semi-detached | £50,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); Bungalow, semi-detached (5). Built: 1930-1949 (8); 1950-1966 (5); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (13); rented (social) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Barnsley in 2026-27: Band D £2,326 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,551 | £1,809 | £2,068 | £2,326 | £2,843 | £3,360 | £3,877 | £4,652 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (40% of about 910 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 145 m and 148 m above sea level (147 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S75 3BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Dodworth 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Road/Pilley Green | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 42.5 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Walderslade Surgery | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Birdwell Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Fern Cottage Dental Practice | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Hilltop SS, Birdwell Cashzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Westwood Country Park 101 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,220 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pilley Lane Allotments 3,450 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dovecote at Glebe Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecote at Glebe Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Wortley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Royd Plantation | Wood | 130 m north |
| Croft Head Plantation | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Storrs Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Hermit Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Howbrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Keeper's Pond | Wetland | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Barnsley: see them on the Barnsley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Birdwell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Shop - Mobile S75 3DH | Mobile caterer | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Princess Grove (4); On or near Carr Lane (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- S75 3BG: 23 addresses
Nearby streets
Colliery Yard · Stone Leigh · Carr Lane · Gladman Park · Pilley Green · Stone Row Court · Silkstone Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.