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5 Brookside Drive, Barnsley, S70 3EF

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Brookside Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Brookside Drive is a detached house in Barnsley (S70 3EF). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Brookside Drive, Barnsley, S70 3EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Brookside Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Jul 2013
    AnnexFull
    In report

    Erection of first floor extension over existing garage to form granny flat

    Extension
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2013/0588
    View planning record

What's in 5 Brookside Drive, Barnsley, S70 3EF's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Brookside Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£273,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 3EF: £157,500 (2017–2002).

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On the street

Versus other Brookside Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 5 Brookside Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

68 (D)

Street avg 62 (D)

Above

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£300k

1 Brookside Drive

S70 3EF

3 bed2 bath
£303k

1 Calabria Grove

S70 3QJ

4 bed2 bath
£306k

1 East Wing Cottages, Mitchell Street, Swaithe

S70 3QF

4 bed2 bath
£214k

1 Barberry Court

S70 3RS

£208k

1 Applehurst Bank

S70 3QW

3 bed2 bath
£179k

1 Blackthorne Court

S70 3NL

3 bed1 bath
£179k

1 Edward Close

S70 3BZ

£174k

1 Cypress Road

S70 3LZ

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnsley district page.
Full Barnsley report

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

0.3 km

Hunningley Lane/Burnsall Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Hunningley Primary Academy. 14 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S70 3EF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for S70 3EF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for S70 3EF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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