34 Western Street, Barnsley, S70 2BT
About 34 Western Street
34 Western Street is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barnsley (S70 2BT). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2006–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 13% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 45.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £215,000.
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
34 Western Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
34 Western Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
34 Western Street's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 17 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
2 July 2023Most recent
£215,000
+22.9%over 4 years2 May 2019
£175,000
24 February 2006
£175,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 2BT: £223,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in S70 2BT
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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 Western Street homes
34 Western Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,493
Street avg £1,464
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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
53.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB