Penistone East
The eastern side of Penistone and a string of villages towards Barnsley, dearer than the Barnsley average, with recorded crime well below the borough rate
Penistone East at a glance
- House prices
- £285,000
- Middle47th percentile
- Schools
- 57th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 23rd percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 60.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle58th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle32nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Penistone East a good place to live?
Penistone East is a large rural ward between Penistone and Barnsley, taking in the eastern side of Penistone and the villages of Thurgoland, Oxspring, Silkstone, Silkstone Common, Hoylandswaine, Cawthorne and Tankersley. Detached homes made up about half of sales. Homes cost more than across the borough: the median sale price was £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, against £175,000 across Barnsley and £295,000 across England.
Recorded crime is well below the Barnsley rate and below the England rate: police recorded 61 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents per 1,000 residents over the same 12 months, against 106 across Barnsley and 94 across England. Only 2 of Barnsley's 21 areas record less.
Silkstone Common station, on the Penistone line between Barnsley and Huddersfield, is inside the ward, and Penistone station is about 2.8 miles from its centre. Penistone West, next door, records less crime and costs less; Denby Dale, in Kirklees, records less crime and costs about the same.
This guide covers Penistone East ward: 8 small census areas, 92.6 square kilometres and 12,820 residents at the 2021 Census.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Barnsley below.
How Penistone East compares
| Area | Crime and ASB per 1,000 | Violence and sexual offences per 1,000 | Median sale price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penistone East | 60.9 | 17.5 | £285,000 (93) |
| Penistone West | 49.2 | 19.5 | £226,250 (116) |
| Denby Dale | 49.4 | 22.4 | £288,725 (200) |
| Barnsley | 105.9 | 40.4 | £175,000 (2,240) |
| England | 94.1 | 35.9 | £295,000 (502,418) |
In the same 12 months, detached homes in Penistone East sold for a median of £432,500 (46 sales), semi-detached homes for £255,000 (21) and terraced homes for £205,000 (21). Too few flats sold for a reliable figure.
What to check before you move
- Look at the street, not just the ward. police.uk maps recorded crime month by month, so you can see whether incidents cluster in particular places or near the home you are considering.
- Try the journey at the times you would travel. Silkstone Common station is inside the ward, but how useful it is depends on the timetable and where you need to get to.
- Check the flood map for the specific property. Small parts of the ward are in flood zones 2 or 3, and surface-water risk is mapped separately.
- Check school places directly. Seven primary, infant or junior schools and one secondary school, Penistone Grammar School, are inside the ward. Penistone Grammar School is a comprehensive, despite its name. Faith schools set their own admission criteria; read the latest Ofsted reports and Barnsley Council's admission rules, because living nearby does not guarantee a place.
Areas to compare with Penistone East
Penistone West
Barnsley
Neighbouring area to the west, with lower recorded crime (49 per 1,000) and a lower median sale price, £226,250.
Read the Penistone West guideDenby Dale
Kirklees
Neighbouring area to the north-west, in Kirklees, with lower recorded crime (49 per 1,000) and a similar median sale price, £288,725.
Read the Denby Dale guideSources: police.uk recorded crime (September 2025 to August 2026); ONS 2021 Census population; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (September 2025 to August 2026); Environment Agency flood zones; NaPTAN station locations; Ofsted school register. Updated 4 November 2026.
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- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Penistone East
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 60.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 58th 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 August 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 Penistone East
House prices
- Median sale price
- £285,000
- Percentile
- 47th percentile nationally
House prices are around the national middle range.
Median of 93 standard sales over the 12 months to August 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Crime by type in Penistone East
Recorded crime by type
The largest recorded type in Penistone East is violence, sexual offences and weapons, at 17.5 per 1,000 residents: lower than Barnsley (40.4) and lower than England (35.9).
| Type | Penistone East | Barnsley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence, sexual offences and weapons | 17.5 | 40.4 | 35.9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12.6 | 14.2 | 10.7 |
| Theft, including shoplifting | 7.1 | 14.1 | 18.1 |
| Vehicle crime | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Public order | 5.1 | 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4.8 | 10.2 | 6.8 |
| Burglary | 4.1 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| Other crime | 1.6 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Drugs | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Recorded crime is not the same as personal risk. How to read crime figures for an area · Check another area
Schools in Penistone East
Schools
57th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Penistone East
Flood risk
2.6% 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 1.9% of the area. That is the 32nd 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 Penistone East
Transport
23rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
FAQs
Is Penistone East a good place to live?
It depends on what you are prioritising. Penistone East records less crime than Barnsley as a whole and has its own railway station, but homes cost more than across the borough, with a median sale price of £285,000 in the year to August 2026.
Is Penistone East safe?
Police recorded 61 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, compared with 106 across Barnsley and 94 across England. Recorded crime is not the same as personal risk, so check police.uk for the streets you are considering.
What are house prices like in Penistone East?
Homes sold for a median of £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 standard sales. Detached homes sold for a median of £432,500, semi-detached homes for £255,000 and terraced homes for £205,000. Too few flats sold for a reliable figure.
How are schools in Penistone East?
Schools rank in the 57th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Penistone East?
Nearby public profiles include Dodworth in Barnsley and Penistone West in Barnsley.
