45a, Victoria Road, Barnsley, S70 2BU
About 45a
45a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnsley (S70 2BU). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows an E (score 45), 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 attached land beyond the plot.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (49 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £229,000 is 34.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2019 for £170,000.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- LandYes
Energy performance
45a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 45a was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jan 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey extension to existing outbuilding with pitched roof to existing outbuilding and extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 2023/1077
- May 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of single storey side and two storey rear extensions
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/0425
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 45a
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
£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 September 2019Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 2BU: £250,000 (2023–2009).
Nearby sales in S70 2BU
Everything we know about 45a, 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 Victoria Road homes
On epc rating, 45a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 176 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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. 21 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
53.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB