Darfield
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Darfield at a glance
- House prices
- £155,000
- Lower prices7th percentile
- Schools
- 28th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 36th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 100.3 per 1,000 residents
- Weak24th percentile
- Flood risk
- 29% of the area in flood zones
- More flood-zone land90th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Darfield a good place to live?
Darfield may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Barnsley below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- More of the area is in river or sea flood zones than most neighbourhoods in England; check the flood map for the specific property
Crime rate in Darfield
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 100.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 24th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Darfield
House prices
- Median sale price
- £155,000
- Percentile
- 7th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 91 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Darfield
Schools
28th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Darfield
Flood risk
29% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 20.5% of the area. That is the 90th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Darfield
Transport
36th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Darfield a good place to live?
Darfield may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Darfield safe?
Darfield ranks in the 24th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Darfield?
The median sale price was £155,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 7th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Darfield?
Schools rank in the 28th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Darfield?
Nearby public profiles include Old Town in Barnsley and Stairfoot in Barnsley.
