169 Park Grove, Barnsley, S70 1QY
About 169 Park Grove
169 Park Grove is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnsley (S70 1QY). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 191 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £330,000 in April 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£161/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
169 Park Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 January 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
169 Park Grove has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 169 Park Grove, Barnsley, S70 1QY
- Mar 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of side and rear single storey 'wrap around' extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/1148
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 169 Park Grove has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 22 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2023Most recent
£330,000
+32.0%over 5 years22 October 2017
£249,950
+11.1%over 7 years26 February 2010
£225,000
+262.9%over 8 years13 September 2001
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 1QY: £184,950 (2025–2007).
Versus other Park Grove homes
On price per m², 169 Park Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,728
Street avg £1,205
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.1 t/year
Street avg 9.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
523/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park Road/Locke Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Shawlands Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







