diff --git a/homeassistant/components/envirophat/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/envirophat/sensor.py
index 48f53709c40e..cff3e95f3555 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/envirophat/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/envirophat/sensor.py
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ SENSOR_KEYS: list[str] = [desc.key for desc in SENSOR_TYPES]
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
-        vol.Required(CONF_DISPLAY_OPTIONS, default=list(SENSOR_KEYS)): [
-            vol.In(SENSOR_KEYS)
-        ],
+        vol.Required(CONF_DISPLAY_OPTIONS, default=SENSOR_KEYS): [vol.In(SENSOR_KEYS)],
         vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DEFAULT_NAME): cv.string,
         vol.Optional(CONF_USE_LEDS, default=False): cv.boolean,
     }
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensehat/sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/sensehat/sensor.py
index 9274f133441b..8dc74ae4e08d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensehat/sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensehat/sensor.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 """Support for Sense HAT sensors."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 from datetime import timedelta
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -6,7 +8,11 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from sense_hat import SenseHat
 import voluptuous as vol
 
-from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA, SensorEntity
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import (
+    PLATFORM_SCHEMA,
+    SensorEntity,
+    SensorEntityDescription,
+)
 from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_DISPLAY_OPTIONS,
     CONF_NAME,
@@ -24,17 +30,30 @@ CONF_IS_HAT_ATTACHED = "is_hat_attached"
 
 MIN_TIME_BETWEEN_UPDATES = timedelta(seconds=60)
 
-SENSOR_TYPES = {
-    "temperature": ["temperature", TEMP_CELSIUS, DEVICE_CLASS_TEMPERATURE],
-    "humidity": ["humidity", PERCENTAGE, None],
-    "pressure": ["pressure", "mb", None],
-}
+SENSOR_TYPES: tuple[SensorEntityDescription, ...] = (
+    SensorEntityDescription(
+        key="temperature",
+        name="temperature",
+        native_unit_of_measurement=TEMP_CELSIUS,
+        device_class=DEVICE_CLASS_TEMPERATURE,
+    ),
+    SensorEntityDescription(
+        key="humidity",
+        name="humidity",
+        native_unit_of_measurement=PERCENTAGE,
+    ),
+    SensorEntityDescription(
+        key="pressure",
+        name="pressure",
+        native_unit_of_measurement="mb",
+    ),
+)
+
+SENSOR_KEYS: list[str] = [desc.key for desc in SENSOR_TYPES]
 
 PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
     {
-        vol.Required(CONF_DISPLAY_OPTIONS, default=list(SENSOR_TYPES)): [
-            vol.In(SENSOR_TYPES)
-        ],
+        vol.Required(CONF_DISPLAY_OPTIONS, default=SENSOR_KEYS): [vol.In(SENSOR_KEYS)],
         vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DEFAULT_NAME): cv.string,
         vol.Optional(CONF_IS_HAT_ATTACHED, default=True): cv.boolean,
     }
@@ -61,39 +80,23 @@ def get_average(temp_base):
 def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
     """Set up the Sense HAT sensor platform."""
     data = SenseHatData(config.get(CONF_IS_HAT_ATTACHED))
-    dev = []
-    for variable in config[CONF_DISPLAY_OPTIONS]:
-        dev.append(SenseHatSensor(data, variable))
+    display_options = config[CONF_DISPLAY_OPTIONS]
+    entities = [
+        SenseHatSensor(data, description)
+        for description in SENSOR_TYPES
+        if description.key in display_options
+    ]
 
-    add_entities(dev, True)
+    add_entities(entities, True)
 
 
 class SenseHatSensor(SensorEntity):
     """Representation of a Sense HAT sensor."""
 
-    def __init__(self, data, sensor_types):
+    def __init__(self, data, description: SensorEntityDescription):
         """Initialize the sensor."""
+        self.entity_description = description
         self.data = data
-        self._name = SENSOR_TYPES[sensor_types][0]
-        self._unit_of_measurement = SENSOR_TYPES[sensor_types][1]
-        self.type = sensor_types
-        self._state = None
-        self._attr_device_class = SENSOR_TYPES[sensor_types][2]
-
-    @property
-    def name(self):
-        """Return the name of the sensor."""
-        return self._name
-
-    @property
-    def native_value(self):
-        """Return the state of the sensor."""
-        return self._state
-
-    @property
-    def native_unit_of_measurement(self):
-        """Return the unit the value is expressed in."""
-        return self._unit_of_measurement
 
     def update(self):
         """Get the latest data and updates the states."""
@@ -102,12 +105,13 @@ class SenseHatSensor(SensorEntity):
             _LOGGER.error("Don't receive data")
             return
 
-        if self.type == "temperature":
-            self._state = self.data.temperature
-        if self.type == "humidity":
-            self._state = self.data.humidity
-        if self.type == "pressure":
-            self._state = self.data.pressure
+        sensor_type = self.entity_description.key
+        if sensor_type == "temperature":
+            self._attr_native_value = self.data.temperature
+        elif sensor_type == "humidity":
+            self._attr_native_value = self.data.humidity
+        elif sensor_type == "pressure":
+            self._attr_native_value = self.data.pressure
 
 
 class SenseHatData: