Bowden Grove, Barnsley house prices are built from 145 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 5 Jun 2026. The median price paid across the whole record is £117,000. Across the 10 years from 2011 to 2021 the median moved +77.9% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +46.6%.
Median price paid
£117,000
Change in cash, 2011–2021
+77.9%
Change in real terms
+46.6%
HM Land Registry145 salesLatest sale 5 Jun 2026
Section 01
How Bowden Grove, Barnsley prices moved
The chart tracks the median Bowden Grove, Barnsley house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2021. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | £59,000 | £131,008 |
| 2000s | 4 | £78,725 | £143,414 |
| 2010s | 2 | £126,500 | £178,365 |
| 2020s | 1 | £225,000 | £229,891 |
The highest yearly median on record for Bowden Grove, Barnsley is £225,000 in 2021; the lowest is £52,500 in 1998. Across the full 26-year record the cash median has moved from £76,995 to £225,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £167,020, so the real change over the whole record is +70.2% — about +2.15% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +77.9% in cash against +46.6% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 5 Jun 2026 | Detached | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 39 | 10 Apr 2026 | Semi-detached | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 69 | 25 Nov 2025 | Detached | £280,000 | £286,087 |
| 17 | 3 Feb 2025 | Semi-detached | £179,000 | £182,891 |
| 73 | 11 Dec 2024 | Detached | £235,000 | £247,276 |
| 19 | 22 Nov 2024 | Semi-detached | £210,000 | £220,970 |
| 20 | 30 Aug 2024 | Detached | £320,000 | £336,716 |
| 24 | 9 Dec 2022 | Detached | £325,000 | £376,541 |
| 14 | 18 Aug 2022 | Semi-detached | £231,000 | £267,634 |
| 61 | 5 Aug 2022 | Semi-detached | £195,000 | £225,924 |
| 75 | 1 Aug 2022 | Semi-detached | £235,000 | £272,268 |
| 67 | 13 Dec 2021 | Detached | £315,000 | £397,984 |
| 46 | 17 Jun 2021 | Semi-detached | £225,000 | £284,274 |
| 17 | 4 Jun 2021 | Semi-detached | £157,500 | £198,992 |
| 6 | 2 Jun 2021 | Terraced | £172,000 | £217,312 |
| 26 | 7 May 2021 | Detached | £226,000 | £285,538 |
| 53 | 1 Apr 2021 | Detached | £255,000 | £322,177 |
| 2 | 3 Feb 2021 | Terraced | £210,000 | £265,323 |
| 39 | 14 Oct 2020 | Semi-detached | £170,000 | £220,110 |
| 69 | 3 Aug 2020 | Detached | £201,000 | £260,248 |
| 52 | 13 Dec 2019 | Semi-detached | £157,500 | £206,006 |
| 23 | 19 Jul 2019 | Semi-detached | £165,000 | £215,816 |
| 6 | 4 Jul 2019 | Terraced | £132,500 | £173,307 |
| 61 | 7 Jun 2019 | Semi-detached | £170,000 | £222,356 |
| 4 | 9 Apr 2019 | Terraced | £105,000 | £137,338 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Bowden Grove, Barnsley values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Bowden Grove | £63,995 (1996) | £345,000 (2026) | +5.8% | +3.1% |
| 39 Bowden Grove | £138,000 (2015) | £240,000 (2026) | +5.2% | +1.9% |
| 69 Bowden Grove | £147,000 (2015) | £280,000 (2025) | +6.7% | +3.3% |
| 17 Bowden Grove | £47,750 (2001) | £179,000 (2025) | +5.7% | +2.8% |
| 73 Bowden Grove | £61,049 (1997) | £235,000 (2024) | +5.1% | +2.4% |
| 20 Bowden Grove | £89,500 (2001) | £320,000 (2024) | +5.7% | +2.9% |
| 24 Bowden Grove | £66,000 (1999) | £325,000 (2022) | +7.2% | +4.6% |
| 14 Bowden Grove | £169,500 (2017) | £231,000 (2022) | +6.4% | +3.0% |
| 61 Bowden Grove | £59,950 (1997) | £195,000 (2022) | +4.8% | +2.3% |
| 75 Bowden Grove | £164,950 (2010) | £235,000 (2022) | +3.0% | +0.3% |
| 67 Bowden Grove | £90,995 (1996) | £315,000 (2021) | +5.1% | +2.8% |
| 46 Bowden Grove | £180,000 (2018) | £225,000 (2021) | +7.7% | +5.8% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Bowden Grove, Barnsley is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 86 | 59.3% | £117,000 | £49,950 – £345,000 |
| Semi-detached | 48 | 33.1% | £118,000 | £41,500 – £240,000 |
| Terraced | 11 | 7.6% | £105,000 | £41,000 – £210,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Bowden Grove, Barnsley
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 145 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 145 | 100.0% | £117,000 |
| New build | 29 | 20.0% | £73,500 |
| Existing home | 116 | 80.0% | £137,500 |
New builds sold for less than the median existing home — -46.5%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
A further 2 transfers for this area are on the register but are left out of every figure above. HM Land Registry marks them as additional price paid entries: repossessions, buy-to-let portfolio moves, transfers between companies or family, and sales at a discount such as right to buy. They are real records but they are not open-market prices, and including them would drag the median somewhere no buyer ever paid.
Section 07
Living in Bowden Grove, Barnsley
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Barnsley, 42.9% of 122,792 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 3.1% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 712 | 0.6% |
| B | 13,385 | 10.9% |
| C | 38,632 | 31.5% |
| D | 51,125 | 41.6% |
| E | 15,142 | 12.3% |
| F | 2,976 | 2.4% |
| G | 820 | 0.7% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Barnsley at £686 a month as of Jun 2026 — £499 for a one-bedroom home and £741 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £117,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 7.04% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of S75, 67 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 27 violent, 3 burglary, 3 vehicle-related and 10 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 2.5 times quieter.
Against the 244,572 residents the 2021 census counted in Barnsley, that is 0.27 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Bowden Grove, Barnsley
The 2021 census counted 244,572 residents in Barnsley across 108,053 households. 62.8% of those households own their home and 36.9% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
17 state and independent schools have a S75 postcode: 15 primary, 1 16 plus, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darton Academy | Secondary | Academy sponsor led | 1,099 |
| Wellgate Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 424 |
| Wilthorpe Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 394 |
| Mapplewell Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 343 |
| Darton Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 297 |
| Summer Lane Primary | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 285 |
| Barugh Green Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 263 |
| Keresforth Primary School | Primary | Community school | 224 |
| Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 223 |
| Gawber Primary School | Primary | Community school | 211 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dodworth Rail Station | Rail | 2.2 km |
| Darton Rail Station | Rail | 2.9 km |
| Barnsley Rail Station | Rail | 3.1 km |
| Silkstone Common Rail Station | Rail | 4.2 km |
Section 09
How Bowden Grove, Barnsley compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Bowden Grove, Barnsley sits below that national figure — -25.7%.
Within Barnsley the street ranks 1050 of 2493 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £96,000 (+21.9%).
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published here. An estimate would be a guess, and the archive does not publish guesses.
The full range on record runs from £41,000 to £345,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Bowden Grove, Barnsley sits in Barnsley, in the Yorkshire and The Humber.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Barnsley at 5.1 times median local earnings of £35,629 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- Barnsley Road£84,950 median
- New Street£60,625 median
- Huddersfield Road£120,000 median
- Higham Common Road£90,000 median
- New Road£100,000 median
- Queens Drive£109,975 median
- Towngate£97,475 median
- Darton Lane£89,950 median
- Sackup Lane£90,000 median
- Gawber Road£108,000 median
- Allendale Road£115,000 median
- Queens Avenue£55,000 median
- Dearne Street£45,000 median
- Spark Lane£78,000 median
- Hope Street£89,950 median
- Pye Avenue£70,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 73 Bowden Grove6 sales
- 6 Bowden Grove6 sales
- 61 Bowden Grove5 sales
- 29 Bowden Grove5 sales
- 36 Bowden Grove5 sales
- 48 Bowden Grove4 sales
- 69 Bowden Grove4 sales
- 24 Bowden Grove4 sales
- 52 Bowden Grove4 sales
- 47 Bowden Grove4 sales
- 71 Bowden Grove4 sales
- 39 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 17 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 20 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 67 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 23 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 58 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 27 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 15 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 31 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 32 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 55 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 38 Bowden Grove3 sales
- 30 Bowden Grove3 sales
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Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Bowden Grove, Barnsley?
The median price paid in Bowden Grove, Barnsley across every sale on the register is £117,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Bowden Grove, Barnsley?
145 sales are on record for Bowden Grove, Barnsley, the most recent completing on 5 Jun 2026. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Bowden Grove, Barnsley house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +77.9% between 2011 and 2021. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +46.6%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Bowden Grove, Barnsley house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £225,000, set in 2021. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Bowden Grove, Barnsley?
No EPC floor areas could be matched to these sales, so no price per square metre is published for this area. Nothing is estimated to fill the gap.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 5 Jun 2026. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Bowden Grove, Barnsley house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.