16 Longman Road, Barnsley, S70 2LD
About 16 Longman Road
16 Longman Road is a mid-terrace house in Barnsley (S70 2LD). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 166 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 35 EPCs). Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 41.8% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £165,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
16 Longman Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
16 Longman Road 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
16 Longman Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.9% per year over 16 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 0.9% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2022Most recent
£165,000
-1.5%over 7 years13 March 2015
£167,500
+18.0%over 8 years26 September 2006
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 2LD: £189,000 (2025–2023).
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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 Longman Road homes
16 Longman Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£994
Street avg £1,103
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
0.2 km
Huddersfield Road/Western Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Barnsley College. 24 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB