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2 Hill Top Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5QZ

4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 79
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Hill Top Road

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

2 Hill Top Road is a semi-detached house in Birdwell, Barnsley, Barnsley (S70 5QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.

At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 71.2% above the 2013 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£112/sq ft) was about 15.4% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.

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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.

The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C79
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Hill Top Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5QZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Hill Top Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

2 Hill Top Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£214,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£125,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 November 2013Most recent

    £125,000

    +155.1%over 2 years
  2. 29 March 2011

    £49,000

    +40.0%over 8 years
  3. 19 December 2002

    £35,000

    -12.5%over 6 years
  4. 21 October 1996

    £40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 5QZ: £146,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Hill Top Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

2 Hill Top Road is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,202

Street avg £1,661

Strongly below

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly above
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

0.1 km

Worsbrough Road/Balk Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Birdwell Primary School. 9 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 5QZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for S70 5QZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for S70 5QZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.8dB

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 2 Hill Top Road, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5QZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.