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Darton West

Ward

North Barnsley. About 11,463 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 11 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Darton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,067
1,967th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Darton West compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Darton WestMiddle
Population21 wards, Barnsley · 2021
Population: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 9,165 to 13,519. The middle area is 11,680. Darton West is 11,067.
11,0676th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Barnsley · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 36.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Darton West is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Barnsley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 76.0% to 97.8%. The middle area is 92.4%. Darton West is 97.3%.
97.3%4th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Barnsley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Barnsley21 areas from 1.3% to 5.2%. The middle area is 3.5%. Darton West is 1.6%.
1.6%2nd lowest

Is Darton West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darton West at a rate of 75.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Barnsley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Darton West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (241), shoplifting (159) and anti-social behaviour (137).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Barnsley

These figures are published for the whole of Barnsley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Barnsley and not Darton West alone. See Barnsley

Average house price
£173,053
Up 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,652
113th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.7×
Joint 33rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
30.1
40th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Darton West in brief

Darton West had 11,067 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Darton West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Darton West, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Darton West, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.