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Past price cycles in Barnsley

Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 9 times since 1995. The deepest began in August 2007.

Deepest fall
−21.5%
Recovery from the low
66 months

Prices in Barnsley and the UK, indexed

Average sale prices, both set to 100 in January 1995.

  • Barnsley
  • United Kingdom
  • 100 = January 1995
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PeriodBarnsleyUnited Kingdom
Aug 2026462.9534.7
Jul 2026466.7532.9
Jun 2026469.2530.1
May 2026469.9533.1
Apr 2026468.2530.6
Mar 2026468.0526.0
Feb 2026466.4527.6
Jan 2026461.6526.4
Dec 2025464.7524.8
Nov 2025465.6529.6
Oct 2025466.9528.4
Sep 2025458.0527.8
Aug 2025453.7529.8
Jul 2025453.5526.5
Jun 2025443.3522.4
May 2025445.9517.1
Apr 2025438.6509.5
Mar 2025449.1524.8
Feb 2025448.6518.5
Jan 2025448.3518.8
Dec 2024448.6517.0
Nov 2024441.8518.0
Oct 2024448.4519.4
Sep 2024446.5518.4
Aug 2024449.0519.1
Jul 2024439.2514.0
Jun 2024438.3508.3
May 2024426.1506.3
Apr 2024421.0502.2
Mar 2024414.0499.5
Feb 2024420.4498.6
Jan 2024426.2501.2
Dec 2023431.4501.6
Nov 2023440.7505.9
Oct 2023444.3509.4
Sep 2023440.5511.7
Aug 2023430.9514.2
Jul 2023418.4511.4
Jun 2023415.6505.8
May 2023408.2503.9
Apr 2023413.9502.2
Mar 2023412.9501.1
Feb 2023424.3506.8
Jan 2023424.7511.0
Dec 2022433.6515.4
Nov 2022432.2519.5
Oct 2022432.5520.3
Sep 2022427.8520.3
Aug 2022424.9519.2
Jul 2022420.0514.8
Jun 2022419.2505.4
May 2022407.7499.4
Apr 2022406.0493.8
Mar 2022395.0488.0
Feb 2022395.2486.2
Jan 2022388.4485.7
Dec 2021384.8480.1
Nov 2021386.4477.7
Oct 2021383.7468.5
Sep 2021381.8480.5
Aug 2021378.7466.8
Jul 2021374.4453.1
Jun 2021367.1475.4
May 2021359.7451.4
Apr 2021363.6448.4
Mar 2021366.2455.2
Feb 2021367.0448.6
Jan 2021364.1447.3
Dec 2020363.4447.3
Nov 2020360.2443.9
Oct 2020354.3439.4
Sep 2020348.3435.7
Aug 2020339.6431.1
Jul 2020341.2426.9
Jun 2020337.2423.4
May 2020334.5417.6
Apr 2020326.1415.5
Mar 2020325.9419.7
Feb 2020329.1416.0
Jan 2020330.9418.4
Dec 2019340.7418.1
Nov 2019343.6418.7
Oct 2019339.8420.2
Sep 2019330.2421.3
Aug 2019323.8421.0
Jul 2019327.3419.6
Jun 2019326.2415.0
May 2019324.7413.2
Apr 2019318.3412.6
Mar 2019318.6409.7
Feb 2019317.2410.8
Jan 2019319.0411.8
Dec 2018318.6414.4
Nov 2018320.0415.3
Oct 2018324.4417.1
Sep 2018325.6417.5
Aug 2018326.3418.3
Jul 2018322.4417.0
Jun 2018313.6411.9
May 2018310.9409.2
Apr 2018307.3407.5
Mar 2018308.2403.7
Feb 2018306.9406.1
Jan 2018307.1405.0
Dec 2017310.8406.5
Nov 2017313.0404.9
Oct 2017311.5406.0
Sep 2017309.2405.7
Aug 2017305.4407.2
Jul 2017306.4405.4
Jun 2017308.8400.2
May 2017302.8396.8
Apr 2017299.1394.4
Mar 2017291.9388.3
Feb 2017296.1389.1
Jan 2017295.9388.3
Dec 2016296.5388.7
Nov 2016295.6388.0
Oct 2016294.6386.2
Sep 2016292.1387.5
Aug 2016290.9388.1
Jul 2016290.2388.1
Jun 2016293.2384.0
May 2016288.9380.4
Apr 2016289.1376.0
Mar 2016283.4374.6
Feb 2016285.0370.8
Jan 2016284.0370.6
Dec 2015285.6369.6
Nov 2015286.7368.4
Oct 2015284.9365.6
Sep 2015283.6365.1
Aug 2015279.7364.3
Jul 2015279.3361.0
Jun 2015275.7355.0
May 2015271.1352.3
Apr 2015269.6348.5
Mar 2015270.5345.5
Feb 2015275.6344.2
Jan 2015276.2343.9
Dec 2014276.7345.7
Nov 2014279.6344.9
Oct 2014283.1346.1
Sep 2014280.0346.6
Aug 2014276.8346.2
Jul 2014273.2342.2
Jun 2014278.6337.5
May 2014275.4334.6
Apr 2014275.8331.1
Mar 2014273.1323.9
Feb 2014275.0322.7
Jan 2014270.8321.4
Dec 2013267.5321.0
Nov 2013270.2318.1
Oct 2013271.2316.4
Sep 2013274.5317.7
Aug 2013270.8317.4
Jul 2013269.0314.9
Jun 2013264.1311.4
May 2013262.0308.9
Apr 2013257.5307.3
Mar 2013256.6304.3
Feb 2013255.7302.5
Jan 2013262.1302.5
Dec 2012268.0304.6
Nov 2012268.1305.3
Oct 2012270.3305.0
Sep 2012271.4307.2
Aug 2012274.1308.3
Jul 2012270.2307.9
Jun 2012265.6306.7
May 2012264.6303.8
Apr 2012267.5302.8
Mar 2012265.6299.3
Feb 2012268.3298.5
Jan 2012271.1299.3
Dec 2011275.5301.3
Nov 2011274.1302.6
Oct 2011271.4302.5
Sep 2011271.0305.8
Aug 2011272.4306.6
Jul 2011273.3306.4
Jun 2011270.0302.6
May 2011266.4302.1
Apr 2011269.1303.4
Mar 2011270.9298.8
Feb 2011278.3300.2
Jan 2011273.6301.8
Dec 2010277.8304.3
Nov 2010274.8304.9
Oct 2010278.1308.5
Sep 2010278.8312.0
Aug 2010276.4312.8
Jul 2010276.9312.8
Jun 2010275.7309.7
May 2010279.5308.2
Apr 2010277.9306.7
Mar 2010281.4302.8
Feb 2010281.4302.8
Jan 2010281.6302.1
Dec 2009279.0303.2
Nov 2009278.9301.2
Oct 2009277.4300.2
Sep 2009280.4298.2
Aug 2009281.0295.9
Jul 2009280.4293.0
Jun 2009275.4287.8
May 2009272.0285.0
Apr 2009271.1281.1
Mar 2009273.0278.6
Feb 2009279.6280.3
Jan 2009288.7283.6
Dec 2008296.9290.3
Nov 2008301.5294.8
Oct 2008305.5303.4
Sep 2008309.8309.6
Aug 2008311.6317.6
Jul 2008313.9324.4
Jun 2008315.7328.0
May 2008317.1332.4
Apr 2008316.1330.4
Mar 2008313.3329.8
Feb 2008313.9332.2
Jan 2008316.2335.1
Dec 2007321.8341.3
Nov 2007321.9341.8
Oct 2007324.5342.0
Sep 2007322.2342.8
Aug 2007325.6342.3
Jul 2007323.3340.4
Jun 2007322.4336.1
May 2007313.4332.5
Apr 2007304.5328.7
Mar 2007300.9322.2
Feb 2007302.8319.8
Jan 2007306.2318.8
Dec 2006305.6319.0
Nov 2006303.7315.0
Oct 2006301.4313.4
Sep 2006296.8311.6
Aug 2006295.4310.3
Jul 2006292.5307.7
Jun 2006292.6303.4
May 2006289.6300.5
Apr 2006290.6297.7
Mar 2006285.5291.4
Feb 2006283.3289.0
Jan 2006279.2288.6
Dec 2005278.5289.0
Nov 2005277.9287.4
Oct 2005278.4286.6
Sep 2005277.3287.1
Aug 2005274.3287.6
Jul 2005269.2286.4
Jun 2005266.0282.8
May 2005263.2280.6
Apr 2005262.2277.6
Mar 2005259.7273.7
Feb 2005259.3271.5
Jan 2005255.2271.7
Dec 2004254.0271.9
Nov 2004249.2273.9
Oct 2004247.0274.3
Sep 2004242.5272.3
Aug 2004238.7272.8
Jul 2004235.0269.7
Jun 2004226.9264.1
May 2004215.6259.5
Apr 2004206.2256.4
Mar 2004199.4245.3
Feb 2004196.7244.7
Jan 2004193.0247.1
Dec 2003191.1245.6
Nov 2003189.8240.9
Oct 2003184.8243.6
Sep 2003178.5239.4
Aug 2003169.8240.2
Jul 2003166.0236.0
Jun 2003162.7231.9
May 2003157.3231.4
Apr 2003150.7233.0
Mar 2003146.9227.6
Feb 2003145.7222.8
Jan 2003143.7225.2
Dec 2002139.5226.8
Nov 2002135.8219.5
Oct 2002133.4217.3
Sep 2002131.2215.7
Aug 2002131.0210.6
Jul 2002129.2206.0
Jun 2002126.0204.4
May 2002122.4196.4
Apr 2002121.0191.4
Mar 2002119.4188.9
Feb 2002119.3182.5
Jan 2002118.0176.1
Dec 2001118.3176.7
Nov 2001115.8176.7
Oct 2001114.8176.7
Sep 2001114.5180.3
Aug 2001114.8180.3
Jul 2001114.6180.3
Jun 2001113.0174.1
May 2001111.2174.1
Apr 2001108.2174.1
Mar 2001109.6168.0
Feb 2001111.5168.0
Jan 2001112.7168.0
Dec 2000110.7168.9
Nov 2000109.2168.9
Oct 2000109.4168.9
Sep 2000109.2164.0
Aug 2000110.3164.0
Jul 2000109.2164.0
Jun 2000110.0161.0
May 2000107.1161.0
Apr 2000104.6161.0
Mar 2000104.2152.6
Feb 2000105.5152.6
Jan 2000107.8152.6
Dec 1999107.7148.8
Nov 1999108.3148.8
Oct 1999107.4148.8
Sep 1999107.2145.1
Aug 1999107.0145.1
Jul 1999108.1145.1
Jun 1999107.2137.1
May 1999105.3137.1
Apr 1999103.8137.1
Mar 1999102.3131.5
Feb 1999103.5131.5
Jan 1999103.7131.5
Dec 1998105.8130.7
Nov 1998105.6130.7
Oct 1998107.0130.7
Sep 1998104.9131.3
Aug 1998102.4131.3
Jul 1998102.8131.3
Jun 1998104.2125.8
May 1998104.7125.8
Apr 1998101.9125.8
Mar 199898.5119.5
Feb 199897.9119.5
Jan 1998100.0119.5
Dec 1997102.2116.5
Nov 1997102.3116.5
Oct 1997101.1116.5
Sep 1997101.6117.4
Aug 1997102.9117.4
Jul 1997102.5117.4
Jun 1997100.1111.7
May 199798.3111.7
Apr 199797.4111.7
Mar 199798.8109.5
Feb 199798.1109.5
Jan 199799.0109.5
Dec 199698.1108.0
Nov 1996100.6108.0
Oct 199699.0108.0
Sep 199698.3106.2
Aug 199696.1106.2
Jul 199697.1106.2
Jun 199697.2102.2
May 199695.7102.2
Apr 199693.5102.2
Mar 199691.6102.1
Feb 199694.7102.1
Jan 199696.8102.1
Dec 1995100.1100.6
Nov 1995101.0100.6
Oct 1995100.4100.6
Sep 199599.9102.0
Aug 199598.4102.0
Jul 199597.2102.0
Jun 199599.0101.1
May 199598.0101.1
Apr 199598.3101.1
Mar 199597.1100.0
Feb 199597.7100.0
Jan 1995100.0100.0

Every fall of 3% or more

From the peak to the lowest month after it, and how long prices took to get back.

PeakLowFallMonths fallingMonths to recover
November 1995March 1996−9.3%416
August 1997February 1998−4.9%63
October 1998March 1999−4.4%53
November 1999March 2000−3.8%43
January 2001April 2001−4.0%32
August 2007February 2013−21.5%6666
November 2019March 2020−5.2%46
December 2022May 2023−5.9%54
October 2023March 2024−6.8%55

The UK House Price Index goes back to 1968 for the UK, its nations and England's regions, to 1995 for councils in England and Wales, to 2004 in Scotland and to 2005 in Northern Ireland, where it is quarterly. A fall counts once prices drop 3% below a peak, and ends when they are back at it.

Other reports for Barnsley

Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £163,504 and £182,974 by August 2027.

Expected, August 2027
£173,239
Chance of a rise
51%

At the average sale price, a home costs £173,053. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £798 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.

Payment, two incomes
13%
Payment, one income
26%

Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.

Rent per month
£697
Owning per month
£815

11.5% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.

Started, 12 months
620

Figures for United Kingdom: Barnsley has no reliable figures of its own.

Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.

Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
1.8%

In 2025 the population grew by 1,459 while 650 homes were finished: 2.2 new residents for every new home.

New residents per new home, 2025
2.2
Population change, 2025
+1,459

4.8% of the 113,625 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.

Empty, 2021 census
4.8%
Empty homes
5,480

In 2025, 9% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.

Homes from existing buildings, 2025
9%