Rockley View Pilley, Barnsley
33 addresses across 2 postcodes (S75), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 1802413.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £117,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 25 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 13, E: 4, F: 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 Elsecar, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 930 m (0.6 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 163 to 166 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 33 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Walderslade Surgery, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 51% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £117,000 | £117,000 | £117,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £100,500 | £100,000 | £101,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £80,000 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £41,750 | £14,000 | £69,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £46,000 | £46,000 | £46,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £35,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2023 | 12 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £117,000 | |
| 11 Oct 2018 | 43 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2018 | 29 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £101,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2017 | 17 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2014 | 12 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 10 Feb 2014 | 16 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2006 | 17 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 16 May 2003 | 5 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £69,500 | |
| 3 Feb 2003 | 12 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £14,000 | |
| 31 May 2002 | 5 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £46,000 | |
| 10 Jul 1997 | 17 S75 3AN | Semi-detached | £35,000 |
Energy performance certificates
25 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (17); Bungalow, semi-detached (8). Built: 1950-1966 (15); 1930-1949 (10). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (14); owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 1, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 7, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 12, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 14, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 16, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 17, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 18, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 23, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 27, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 29, Rockley View, Tankersley
- 43, Rockley View, Tankersley
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
Finished in the last three months
- 6 August 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footpath (minor works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 163 m and 166 m above sea level (164 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S75 3AN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| S75 3AQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Elsecar 196,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Chapeltown (South Yorkshire) 383,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Wombwell 224,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Worsbrough View/The Avenue Pilley | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Barnsley Interchange/A1 Barnsley Town Centre | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 42.1 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Walderslade Surgery | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Birdwell Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Fern Cottage Dental Practice | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Mount Vernon Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | South Yorkshire Police | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | SGN Ltd - Hilltop SS, Birdwell Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,670 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,220 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pilley Lane Allotments 3,450 m² | 160 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dovecote at Glebe Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecote at Glebe Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Rockley engine house | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Rockley blast furnace | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Wortley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Wentworth Castle Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Royd Plantation | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Broad Ing Plantation | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Miller Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Storrs Bottom | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Walker's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Keeper's Pond | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 33 |
1 of the street's 33 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Birdwell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| Hoyland Common Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tankersley News & Post Office S75 3AH | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Tankersley Welfare Hall S75 3AP | Other catering premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2023 |
| Tankersley Community Association S75 3AP | Other catering premises | 190 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lidget Lane (5); On or near Wharnecliffe Court (3); On or near Rockley View (3); On or near Stainborough View (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 40% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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
Nearby streets
Worsborough View · The Avenue · Stainborough View · Lidgett View · Wharnecliffe Court · Church Way · Pilley Lane · Chapel Road · Pilley Green · 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.