Barnsley enjoys far more affordable costs of living, such as housing and entertainment, than other parts of the country. In the rural areas, there are high quality detached houses - both newly built and traditional - which are particularly popular among professionals and managers.

Between the rural areas and the Town Centre lies a range of high quality detached and semi-detached housing. The rest of Barnsley provides a very affordable mix of traditional terraced, semi-detached and detached houses.

Sale prices of private houses in Barnsley October-December 2005

		Detached	Semi-Detached	Terraced	Flat/Maisonette	Overall
	Barnsley	£187,907	£107,764	£88,615	£109,975	£117,968
	Sheffield	£236,070	£138,002	£108,830	£123,972	£141,096
	Leeds	£297,354	£151,217	£117,909	£137,881	£156,863
	South-East	£368,609	£215,336	£178,187	£150,713	£229,083
	Eng & Wales	£293,098	£174,744	£149,905	£173,914	£191,326

Source: Land Registry, 2006