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Royston (Barnsley)

Royston (Barnsley) is a town or village in South Yorkshire, England, with around 1 restaurant or café. There are 40 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Darton, 5.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 126 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Royston (Barnsley) 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
Barnsley Central
Police force
South Yorkshire

Weather

20°CSunny

  • Today: 21° / 13° · 26% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:29

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

55US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sheffield Barnsley Road, United Kingdom

Crime

103 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences38
  • Anti-social behaviour25
  • Public order9
  • Criminal damage & arson8

Neighbourhood team: Barnsley North East · South Yorkshire

Local policing priorities

  • Many of our open spaces are being plagued with off road use and those using the road network to travel between them. Hot spot areas inclu…
  • Proactive targetting of drug supply networks requested so that residents can feel safer with police targetting the activity.

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

111 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 95 rated 4–5 ★ (86 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Darton (5.2 km)
  • 40 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Darton (5.2 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: 154.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (10.1 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

29 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: Aldi-Barnsley (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches18
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Source: Barnsley Council

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
  • 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Your MP

Dan Jarvis

Labour

Barnsley North

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
  • NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199

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

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens87
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,845 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

70 jobs advertised · £35,019 avg

e.g. Estate Agent - Sales Negotiator, Online Biology Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Royston – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

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

62% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 54% · Gas 31% · Imports 6% · Solar 6%

188 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 Barnsley North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Royston High School · 0.2 km

    Royston High School was a state school in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England.

  • Church of St John the Baptist, Royston, South Yorkshire · 0.4 km

    The Church of St John the Baptist is an active Church of England parish church located in Royston, South Yorkshire, England. Dating from the 12th century, with major 14th- and 15th-century rebuilds, the building was d…

  • Notton and Royston railway station · 0.8 km

    Notton and Royston railway station was a railway station that served the village of Royston, South Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Barnsley Coal Railway between Staincross and Mapplewell and Ryhill.

  • Royston and Notton railway station · 1.2 km

    Royston and Notton railway station was opened in 1841 by the North Midland Railway, near the Yorkshire summit of the line, on the south side of Navvy Lane bridge.

  • Royston, South Yorkshire · 1.2 km

    Royston is a village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically, the village formed part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated into the Metropolitan borough…

  • Monckton Coke Works · 1.4 km

    Monckton Coke Works was a coking plant near Royston in South Yorkshire, England. The plant opened in 1884 and was closed 130 years later in 2014, being one of the last remnants of the coal industry in Yorkshire. In th…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Nearby towns

Compare Barnsley with nearby areas

Frequently asked questions

Where is Royston (Barnsley)?
Royston (Barnsley) is a town in South Yorkshire, England, in the Barnsley local authority.
How deprived is Royston (Barnsley)?
The Barnsley local authority, which includes Royston (Barnsley), is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.