Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 £243,000 is 42.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£150/sq ft) was about 44.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2019 for £170,000.
45a sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 December 2027
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A recent planning application at 45a was refused — worth checking the council file.
3 applications on record at 45a, Victoria Road, Barnsley, S70 2BU
Erection of two storey side and single storey rear extension retention and relocation of existing entrance.
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£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
5 September 2019Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 2BU: £250,000 (2025–2012).
On epc rating, 45a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,619
Street avg £1,265
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 176 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Victoria Road/Hopwood Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Summer Lane Primary. 21 schools nearby.
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