16 Longcar Lane, Barnsley, S70 1HE
About 16 Longcar Lane
16 Longcar Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Barnsley (S70 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 22.9% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 24.1% below the postcode norm. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
16 Longcar Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Longcar Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 16 Longcar Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 14 years.
£272,500
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
2 September 2015Most recent
£272,500
+81.7%over 13 years13 February 2002
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 1HE: £190,000 (2022–2018).
Everything we know about 16 Longcar Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area

Versus other Longcar Lane homes
16 Longcar Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,279
Street avg £1,562
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
5/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Racecommon Road/Raley Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Shawlands Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB