2 Balk Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5RA
About 2 Balk Lane
2 Balk Lane is a semi-detached house in Birdwell, Barnsley, Barnsley (S70 5RA). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 58 m² the property is well over the postcode median (40 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 January 2023
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 2 Balk Lane.
1 application on record at 2 Balk Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5RA
- Oct 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey extensions to the front and rear of dwelling
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/1138
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Sales history & valuation
2 Balk Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£127,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 4 sales in S70 5RA: £101,000 (2022–2006).
Versus other Balk Lane homes
Floor Area for 2 Balk Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
523/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Balk Lane/Worsbrough Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Birdwell Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.1dB