RENT prices in Barnsley have risen by almost a third over the last five years.
Provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics show the average private rent in Barnsley reached £634 per month in the year to February – up eight per cent from £589 a year prior.
It was also up 31 per cent from an estimated £485 a month five years ago.
Data on rent prices is collected by the Valuation Office Agency from a variety of sources, including landlords and letting agents, with the aim of collecting data on approximately ten per cent of the market.
Across Yorkshire and The Humber, the average rent was £813 – rising five per cent from the year before.
