Typical 3-bedroom house£167kmost £133k–£200k
Houses per m²£2,064flats £1,940
Sold last year2912,197 in five years
Prices in Barnsley+3.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in S70 sold for £166,683 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £132,518 and £200,019, for about 85 m² of space. That is 7% less than the same home across Barnsley (£180,000).
291 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £70k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in S70 1 (£1,543) and the most in S70 5 (£2,500).
Across Barnsley, prices are up 3.6% on a year ago and up 25.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £753 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £760 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £33,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.
Questions about S70
Is S70 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 7% less than across Barnsley; prices in Barnsley are up 3.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (92% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (65.5% against 43.8%); 291 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in S70?
A typical 3-bedroom house in S70 sold for £166,683 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £132,518 and £200,019.
Is S70 expensive for Barnsley?
A 3-bedroom house in S70 costs 7% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Barnsley (£180,000).
How many homes sell in S70 each year?
291 homes sold in the last year and 2,197 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near S70?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Bank End Primary Academy, where 92% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near S70?
For a 3-bedroom house, S63 (£146k, 10 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.