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20 Chestnut Crescent, Barnsley, S70 3NW

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Chestnut Crescent

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

20 Chestnut Crescent is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barnsley (S70 3NW). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a basement.

Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in February 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 44 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 is 49% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageIntegral

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Chestnut Crescent, Barnsley, S70 3NW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Chestnut Crescent has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2012
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension to dwelling

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    2011/1439
    View planning record

What's in 20 Chestnut Crescent, Barnsley, S70 3NW'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.

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£196,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2008)

£131,573

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 February 2008Most recent

    £131,573

Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 3NW: £139,000 (2025–2024).

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On the street

Versus other Chestnut Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 44 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 20 Chestnut Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,207

Street avg £1,644

Strongly below

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly below
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.

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

0.0 km

Chestnut Crescent/Yews Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Forest Academy. 19 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 3NW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for S70 3NW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for S70 3NW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Chestnut Crescent, Barnsley, S70 3NW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.