HOUSE prices in Barnsley have risen by £10,000 on average over the last year.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average Barnsley house price in the year to January was £169,318 – a 0.2 per cent decrease on December.
The picture was similar to that across Yorkshire and the Humber, where prices decreased by 0.6 per cent.
The drop in Barnsley does not reverse the longer-term trend in the area, which has seen property prices in the area grow by 6.3 per cent over the last year.
It means the area ranked sixth among Yorkshire and the Humber’s 15 local authorities for annual growth, with the average price in Barnsley rising by £10,000 over the past year.
