3 Hopwood Street, Barnsley, S70 2BW

3 Hopwood Street is a five-bedroom detached house in Barnsley (S70 2BW). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1825 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft.

At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 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. Across 2009–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 25.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 66.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.