39 Hopwood Street, Barnsley, S70 2BS
About 39 Hopwood Street
39 Hopwood Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnsley (S70 2BS). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 205 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was February 2025 at £370,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£168/sq ft) was about 90.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
39 Hopwood Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 Hopwood Street has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side/rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/0322
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 39 Hopwood Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 27 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2025Most recent
£370,000
+5.7%over 1 year17 August 2023
£350,000
+407.2%over 25 years21 August 1997
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 2BS: £198,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in S70 2BS
Everything we know about 39 Hopwood Street, 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 Hopwood Street homes
On years held, 39 Hopwood Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,805
Street avg £1,250
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.1 km
Victoria Road/Hopwood Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Summer Lane Primary. 24 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
53.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB