Dodworth
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Dodworth at a glance
- House prices
- £215,000
- Lower prices24th percentile
- Schools
- 25th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 57th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 66.2 per 1,000 residents
- Middle51st percentile
- Flood risk
- 3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle37th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Dodworth a good place to live?
Dodworth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance 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 rate in Dodworth
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 66.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 51st percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
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 Dodworth
House prices
- Median sale price
- £215,000
- Percentile
- 24th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 115 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 Dodworth
Schools
25th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Dodworth
Flood risk
3% 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 1.5% of the area. That is the 37th 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 Dodworth
Transport
57th 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 Dodworth a good place to live?
Dodworth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Dodworth safe?
Dodworth ranks in the 51st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Dodworth?
The median sale price was £215,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 24th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Dodworth?
Schools rank in the 25th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Dodworth?
Nearby public profiles include Penistone West in Barnsley and Darton West in Barnsley.
