Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
26a, Melton High Street, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 6QQ
3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 26a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26a is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wath-Upon-Dearne, Rotherham, Rotherham (S63 6QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 62 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It changed hands recently, sold May 2026 for £83,000. At 62 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2006–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £111,000 is 33.7% above the 2026 sale price.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2023
Current Certificate
Apr 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 April 2023
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26a, Melton High Street, Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham, S63 6QQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
26a has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
26a's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.9% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2026)
£83,000
Growth on file: -0.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
13 May 2026Most recent
£83,000
+27.7%over 4 years24 June 2021
£65,000
-35.0%over 15 years11 May 2006
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S63 6QQ: £79,950 (2024–2003).
Versus other Melton High Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
26a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 47 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Rotherham district page.
Crime
404/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Melton High Street/Barnsley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wath Church of England Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S63 6QQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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