5 Crown Close, Barnsley, S70 4DB
About 5 Crown Close
5 Crown Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barnsley (S70 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £125,000 sits 60.3% above the 2022 sale of £78,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£127/sq ft) was about 29.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 9 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £78,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Crown Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
7applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Crown Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Crown Close's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£125,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 15 years.
£78,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2022Most recent
£78,000
-4.9%over 14 years26 April 2007
£82,000
+13.9%19 March 2007
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 4DB: £85,000 (2025–2018).
Everything we know about 5 Crown Close, 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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Crown Close homes
Floor Area for 5 Crown Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,368
Street avg £1,130
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
0.1 km
Mount Vernon Road/Highstone Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Worsbrough Common Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB