Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 2 is a semi-detached house in Barnsley (S70 2AH). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (28–41 m²). The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 28 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (37 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 September 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Flat 2 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Floor Area for Flat 2 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 38 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
523/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Regent Street/County Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Barnsley College. 27 schools nearby.
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