HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 2, Principal Avenue, Barnsley as measuring 259 m².

That makes it the 11th largest plot in the postcode, where all 36 other houses have recorded plot data.

2, Principal Avenue, Barnsley has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 21 Sep 2015.

The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

The most recent sale of 2, Principal Avenue, Barnsley completed on 29th November 2024 at £285,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.

Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.

Values of comparable properties have dropped by 20.5% over the period since November 2024.

• Sold Nov 2024£285,000
• Sold Sep 2020£262,000
• Sold Oct 2015£229,995

Since 2019 117 properties similar to 2, Principal Avenue, Barnsley have sold within a radius of 850 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.

The latest, on the 16th February 2026, was 4, Library Park, Barnsley, S70 6FD, a freehold house which sold for £260,000.

Read more about house prices in S70.

• Sold Feb 2026£260,000 | 4 Bed House4, Library Park, Barnsley, S70 6FD4, Library Park, Barnsley, S70 6FD
• Sold Dec 2025£240,000 | 4 Bed House31, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF31, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Oct 2025£270,000 | 4 Bed House17, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF17, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Oct 2025£255,000 | 4 Bed House19, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF19, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Jul 2025£235,000 | 4 Bed House4, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA4, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA
• Sold Jan 2025£260,000 | 4 Bed House6, Scholars Walk, Barnsley, S70 6FJ6, Scholars Walk, Barnsley, S70 6FJ
• Sold Dec 2024£265,000 | 4 Bed House5, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH5, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH
• Sold Dec 2024£300,000 | 4 Bed House24, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA24, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA
• Sold Dec 2024£225,000 | 4 Bed House4, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH4, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH
• Sold Nov 2024£222,500 | 4 Bed House6, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF6, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Sep 2024£280,000 | 4 Bed House12, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA12, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA
• Sold Aug 2024£260,000 | 4 Bed House17, Library Park, Barnsley, S70 6FD17, Library Park, Barnsley, S70 6FD
• Sold Apr 2024£230,000 | 4 Bed House43, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF43, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Dec 2023£222,500 | 4 Bed House33, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF33, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Jul 2023£250,000 | 4 Bed House7, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH7, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH
• Sold Nov 2022£290,000 | 4 Bed House8, School Gardens, Barnsley, S70 6FE8, School Gardens, Barnsley, S70 6FE
• Sold Jul 2022£225,000 | 4 Bed House7, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF7, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Feb 2021£237,000 | 4 Bed House18, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH18, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH
• Sold Oct 2020£195,000 | 4 Bed House5, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF5, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Oct 2019£240,000 | 4 Bed House8, Scholars Walk, Barnsley, S70 6FJ8, Scholars Walk, Barnsley, S70 6FJ

Of the 36 addresses on Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70, 2, Principal Avenue, Barnsley comes out as the 11th largest and the 13th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.

It is also £122k more expensive than the average property across the S70 district.

• Shawlands Primary School

  800 m away
• Joseph Locke Primary School

  800 m away
• Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

  800 m away

• Trinity Academy St. Edwards

  300 m away
• Horizon Community College

  600 m away
• Barnsley Academy

  3.4 km away

• Dodworth

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  1.9 km away
• Barnsley

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  2.0 km away
• Silkstone Common

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  4.2 km away

The flood risk here is rated Very Low, based on Environment Agency data.