S73 — Barnsley
The S73 board covers Barnsley in Barnsley, built from 13,875 sales over 32 years of real Land Registry sales across 8 local areas.
The median sale here was £37,000 back in 1995. In 2026 it stood at £140,000, a 3.8× change. Peak momentum came in 2003, when the S73 median climbed +40.4%. 2026 was the year the music stopped here: -12.5% on the median.
Median sold price in S73
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £37,000 | 317 |
| 2000 | £37,500 | 378 |
| 2005 | £94,950 | 528 |
| 2010 | £93,000 | 273 |
| 2015 | £100,000 | 386 |
| 2020 | £125,000 | 443 |
| 2025 | £160,000 | 441 |
| 2026 | £140,000 | 87 |
The areas on the board
The game's reel draws from 8 areas, in proportion to how often property really changes hands there:
- Wombwell (63% of local sales) — busiest streets: Hough Lane, Barnsley Road, Blythe Street
- Darfield (23% of local sales) — busiest streets: Barnsley Road, Doveside Drive, Snape Hill Road
- Hemingfield (8% of local sales) — busiest streets: Cemetery Road, Lady Croft Lane, Hemingfield Road
- Brampton (5% of local sales) — busiest streets: Wath Road, Knollbeck Lane, Cliffe Road
- Low Valley (1% of local sales) — busiest streets: George Street, Hope Street, Bole Close
- St Leonards Street (0% of local sales)
- Brampton Bierlow (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Knollbeck Crescent
- Barnsley (S73 0) (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: Station Road
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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.