5, Principal Avenue, Barnsley occupies a 179 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

All 36 other houses in this postcode have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the 26th largest.

5, Principal Avenue, Barnsley has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of B. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 18 Aug 2015.

The property is connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

5, Principal Avenue, Barnsley last changed hands on 30th October 2020, selling for £195,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold twice since 1995.

The market for similar properties has dropped by 2.1% since October 2020.

• Sold Oct 2020£195,000
• Sold Aug 2015£169,995

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 116 sales of comparable properties within 870 metres of 5, Principal Avenue, Barnsley since 2015.

Most recently, 4, Library Park, Barnsley, S70 6FD, a freehold house, sold at £260,000 on the 16th February 2026.

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 Jan 2026£260,000 | 4 Bed House14, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA14, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA
• 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 Dec 2024£225,000 | 4 Bed House4, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH4, Prefect Close, Barnsley, S70 6FH
• Sold Nov 2024£285,000 | 4 Bed House2, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF2, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Nov 2024£222,500 | 4 Bed House6, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF6, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• 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 May 2023£220,000 | 4 Bed House18, Broadway Drive, Barnsley, S70 6FA18, Broadway Drive, Barnsley, S70 6FA
• Sold Nov 2022£237,500 | 4 Bed House7, Broadway Drive, Barnsley, S70 6FA7, Broadway Drive, Barnsley, S70 6FA
• Sold Jul 2022£225,000 | 4 Bed House7, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF7, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Mar 2022£220,000 | 4 Bed House2, Library Park, Barnsley, S70 6FD2, Library Park, Barnsley, S70 6FD
• Sold Sep 2021£195,000 | 4 Bed House8, Broadway Drive, Barnsley, S70 6FA8, Broadway Drive, Barnsley, S70 6FA
• Sold Oct 2020£202,000 | 4 Bed House16, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA16, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA
• Sold Mar 2019£190,000 | 4 Bed House27, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF27, Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70 6FF
• Sold Dec 2018£199,995 | 3 Bed House10, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA10, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA
• Sold Aug 2015£169,995 | 4 Bed House6, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA6, Assembly Way, Barnsley, S70 6EA

Our analysis of the public data ranks 5, Principal Avenue, Barnsley as the 22nd largest and the 20th most expensive of the 36 addresses on Principal Avenue, Barnsley, S70.

Against the S70 postcode district average, it is £100k more expensive than the typical property.

• 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

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.