S72 — Barnsley
Welcome to S72 — Barnsley, Barnsley. What follows is 12,756 sales over 32 years of real price history, the same data the game deals from, across 8 areas.
A typical S72 property sold for £37,725 in 1995; by 2026 the median was £145,000 — 3.8× over the period. Local prices had their best year in 2003: +33.3% in one calendar year. The local low point was 2011, when the median changed -13.2% — in the game, that's a down year waiting for your portfolio.
Median sold price in S72
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £37,725 | 254 |
| 2000 | £38,000 | 410 |
| 2005 | £99,998 | 536 |
| 2010 | £95,000 | 268 |
| 2015 | £98,000 | 352 |
| 2020 | £125,000 | 386 |
| 2025 | £155,000 | 383 |
| 2026 | £145,000 | 66 |
The areas on the board
When you spin, the reel chooses between these 8 areas — busier markets come up more often:
- Cudworth (39% of local sales) — busiest streets: Barnsley Road, Snydale Road, Pontefract Road
- Grimethorpe (17% of local sales) — busiest streets: High Street, Kingsway, Michaels Estate
- Shafton (14% of local sales) — busiest streets: Park View, High Street, Plumpton Park
- Great Houghton (11% of local sales) — busiest streets: Manor Fields, New Street, Rotherham Road
- Brierley (10% of local sales) — busiest streets: Monument Drive, Norwood Drive, Bretton Close
- South Hiendley (6% of local sales) — busiest streets: George Street, High Street, Wood Street
- Little Houghton (3% of local sales) — busiest streets: Middlecliff Lane, Windsor Crescent, Rotherham Road
- Billingley (1% of local sales) — busiest streets: Back Lane, High Street, Barn Owl Close
Six slots, ten years, Barnsley's real prices. Play the S72 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.