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St Helens Avenue, Barnsley

MyStreetCheck free street report: St Helens Avenue, Barnsley · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/barnsley-south-yorkshire/st-helens-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for S71 2AX, S71 2FT, S71 2AU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£180,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£155,797
32 sales
Price range
£54k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Feb 2026
S71 2AX

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At a glance

House prices£156k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station26 min walkBarnsley station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband67% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold65% freeholdAcross 37 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

32 property sales on St Helens Avenue, Barnsley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £180,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £144,325. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 63% semi-detached, 22% terraced, 9% detached. Recorded sale prices on St Helens Avenue range from £54,000 to £290,000. 65% of homes sold here were freehold and 35% leasehold.

House prices on St Helens Avenue compared

S71 postcode area£192,007
Barnsley£202,010
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. St Helens Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all S71 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £98,000 (3 sales)2016£98k2017: £144,500 (4 sales)2017£145k2018: £93,667 (3 sales)2018£94k2019: £135,200 (5 sales)2019£135k2020: £147,500 (2 sales)2020£148k2021: £180,500 (2 sales)2021£181k2022: £177,286 (7 sales)2022£177k2023: £163,500 (2 sales)2023£164k2024: £238,750 (2 sales)2024£239k2025: £275,000 (1 sales)2025£275k2026: £180,000 (1 sales)2026£180k

Tenure: 65% freehold and 35% leasehold across 37 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£144,3259 Feb 2026
Terraced7£171,28610 Mar 2023
Detached3£260,33314 Mar 2025
Flat2£59,5007 Sep 2018

Sold prices on St Helens Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
81, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 9 Feb 2026£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 14 Mar 2025£275,000 DetachedLeasehold
34, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 19 Dec 2024£187,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 22 Mar 2024£290,000 DetachedLeasehold
5, Fenton House, St Helens Avenue S71 2FT 25 Aug 2023£82,500 FlatLeasehold
68, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 4 Aug 2023£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 10 Mar 2023£172,000 TerracedFreehold
43, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 30 Sep 2022£212,000 TerracedFreehold
54, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 28 Sep 2022£170,000 TerracedFreehold
37, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 23 Sep 2022£152,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
52, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 6 May 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
36, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 27 Apr 2022£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 19 Apr 2022£135,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
55, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 18 Feb 2022£212,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 11 Jun 2021£216,000 DetachedLeasehold
6, Fenton House, St Helens Avenue S71 2FT 4 May 2021£90,000 FlatLeasehold
77, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 9 Apr 2021£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 14 Aug 2020£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 24 Jul 2020£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 17 Dec 2019£126,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 15 Nov 2019£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 30 Aug 2019£115,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
56A, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 29 Apr 2019£157,000 TerracedFreehold
49, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 5 Apr 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Fenton House, St Helens Avenue S71 2FT 7 Sep 2018£65,000 FlatLeasehold
8, St Helens Avenue S71 2AU 16 Mar 2018£72,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 1 Mar 2018£144,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 1 Nov 2017£142,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 31 Aug 2017£145,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
37, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 31 Aug 2017£127,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
55, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 23 Aug 2017£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 2 Jun 2017£138,000 TerracedFreehold
50, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 13 Apr 2017£170,000 TerracedFreehold
17, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 21 Nov 2016£95,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
66, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 19 Aug 2016£98,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Fenton House, St Helens Avenue S71 2FT 26 Jan 2016£54,000 FlatLeasehold
30, St Helens Avenue S71 2AX 15 Jan 2016£142,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
34, St Helens Avenue £145,000 (Jul 2020) → £187,500 (Dec 2024) +29%
over 4 yrs
5, Fenton House, St Helens Avenue £65,000 (Sep 2018) → £82,500 (Aug 2023) +27%
over 5 yrs
43, St Helens Avenue £138,000 (Jun 2017) → £212,000 (Sep 2022) +54%
over 5 yrs
37, St Helens Avenue £145,000 (Aug 2017) → £152,000 (Sep 2022) +5%
over 5 yrs
36, St Helens Avenue £150,000 (Aug 2020) → £180,000 (Apr 2022) +20%
over 2 yrs
28, St Helens Avenue £115,000 (Aug 2019) → £135,000 (Apr 2022) +17%
over 3 yrs
55, St Helens Avenue £155,000 (Aug 2017) → £142,500 (Nov 2017) → £212,000 (Feb 2022) +37%
over 4 yrs
30, St Helens Avenue £142,000 (Jan 2016) → £144,000 (Mar 2018) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near St Helens Avenue

Crime

220 crimes were reported within about a mile of St Helens Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences60
Shoplifting52
Anti-social behaviour35
Criminal damage & arson19
Other theft19
Vehicle crime14

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

St Helens Avenue is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Dearne catchment Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near St Helens Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Springwell Special Academy 136 pupils Academy special converter 5–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
Springwell Alternative Academy 57 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 4–16 Report 0.1 mi
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School 1,108 pupils All-through Church of England/Roman Catholic 3–16 Report 0.6 mi
Lift St Helen's 183 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Burton Road Primary School 331 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Athersley South Primary School 306 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Laithes Primary School 308 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Carlton Primary Academy 317 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Barnsley station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Darton station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 2 min walk
  • Dodworth station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 8 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Carlton Road/St Helens Avenue (adj, Carlton Road) 2 min walk
  • Carlton Road/St Helens Avenue (opp, Carlton Road) 2 min walk
  • Carlton Road/St Helens Boulevard (opp, Carlton Road) 3 min walk
  • Rotherham Road/Carlton Road (nr, Rotherham Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Monk Bretton Health Centre Practice
    Monk Bretton Health Centre, High Street, Barnsley · 0.5 mi
  • St George's Medical Centre Pms Practice
    Roundhouse Medical Centre, Langsett Court, New Lodge, Barnsley · 1.0 mi
  • Huddersfield Road Surgery
    6 Huddersfield Road, Barnsley · 1.3 mi
  • Bhf Lundwood Surgery
    Lundwood Priory Campus, Pontefract Road, Barnsley · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Athersley South Barnsley · 0.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Monk Bretton · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Monk Bretton Local · 0.6 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Monk Bretton · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • R D Hill (chemists) Ltd · 0.3 mi
  • Z A Akram Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Atos Medical · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • R S Nicholson Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Queens Road Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income4 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.7%62.5%
Private rented12.5%20.3%
Social rented20.8%17.1%
Households640

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.7%64.1%
Aged 65+14.5%18.6%
Residents1,486

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)67%80%
Gigabit-capable67%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks89%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks92%92%

Share of homes across Barnsley with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around St Helens Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBarnsley
White96%96.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%0.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.5%

Religion

HereBarnsley
Christian48.5%51.3%
No religion45%42.1%
Not answered5.4%5.2%
Muslim0.4%0.6%
Sikh0.4%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.4%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereBarnsley
Born in the UK94.2%93.6%
Born outside the UK5.8%6.4%

Highest qualification

HereBarnsley
No qualifications24.2%25.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.4%23.5%
Level 3 qualifications17.8%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications14.7%14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.1%6.6%
Other qualifications3.1%2.6%

General health

HereBarnsley
Very good health45.9%43.4%
Good health33.2%33.6%
Fair health15.2%15.5%
Bad health4.6%5.8%
Very bad health1.1%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereBarnsley
1 car or van in household43.6%41.5%
2 cars or vans in household30.8%27.4%
No cars or vans in household18.4%22.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.2%8.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Barnsley.

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