3 Longman Road, Barnsley, S70 2LD
About 3 Longman Road
3 Longman Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barnsley (S70 2LD). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2022) 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. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 169 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 35 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 74.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £270,000. 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Longman Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 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
3 Longman Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£288,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 25 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2022Most recent
£270,000
+377.9%over 25 years28 August 1997
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 2LD: £189,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 3 Longman Road, 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 Longman Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 3 Longman Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,598
Street avg £1,079
Floor Area
169 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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