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Cawthorne

Cawthorne is a village in South Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 893. It has around 5 restaurants and cafés, 9 bus stops, and Silkstone Common station is 3.5 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cawthorne area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Barnsley area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 244,572 residents at roughly 743 people per km².

Council
Barnsley
County
South Yorkshire
Constituency
Penistone and Stocksbridge
Police force
South Yorkshire

Weather

15°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 15° / 10° · 66% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:32

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley West · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Issues with school parking, particularly primary schools but also some secondary schools. Parking on yellow zig zags. This is causing our…
  • Ongoing issue with drug use and drug dealing around areas of Aldham House Lane and Roy Kilner Road.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

399 reported road collisions (2024)

148 killed or seriously injured · 550 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

55 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 51 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Silkstone Common (3.5 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Silkstone Common (3.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£175,733 average 6% YoY

Across Barnsley · to 2026-06

Detached£278,251
Semi-detached£173,748
Terraced£140,981
Flat£92,973

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Shell (10 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (10.5 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: Pentagon Barnsley-Nissan (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

244,572 residents in Barnsley · 743/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 38 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

22% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (57% of 115,540)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Care & health services

220 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes71
  • GP practices36
  • Dentists39
  • Homecare agencies56
  • Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Barnsley

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 65 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Your MP

Dr Marie Tidball

Labour

Penistone and Stocksbridge

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 12
  • LD 8
  • Ref 41
  • Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens20
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£742 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,322 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 117,969 certificates

15.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

96% low-carbon electricity

Wind 68% · Biomass 17% · Nuclear 7% · Solar 6%

34 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for Yorkshire · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.3 yrs women · 78 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.3 women · 55.2 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penistone and Stocksbridge:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Cawthorne · 0.2 km

    Cawthorne is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. The village was once a centre of the iron and coal mining industry; today it is part of an affluent commuter b…

  • Cannon Hall · 1.2 km

    Cannon Hall is a country house between the villages of Cawthorne and High Hoyland some 5 miles (8 km) west of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Originally the home of the Spencer and subsequently the Spencer-Stanh…

  • Cannon Hall Farm · 1.2 km

    Cannon Hall Farm is a working farm, tourist attraction and zoo close to the village of Cawthorne, near Barnsley in the English county of South Yorkshire. Open to visitors since 1989, it is owned and run by the Nichols…

  • Barnsley West and Penistone · 1.6 km

    Barnsley West and Penistone was a parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-t…

  • High Hoyland · 1.6 km

    High Hoyland is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It lies to the west of Kexbrough in between there and Clayton West, and is located at approximately 53°35…

  • Silkstone · 2.0 km

    Silkstone is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, around 4 miles west of Barnsley. The modern parish includes…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cawthorne?
Cawthorne is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Barnsley local authority.
What is the population of Cawthorne?
Cawthorne has an approximate settlement population of 893.
How deprived is Cawthorne?
The Barnsley local authority, which includes Cawthorne, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.