6 Plover Drive, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5SG
About 6 Plover Drive
6 Plover Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Birdwell, Barnsley, Barnsley (S70 5SG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2022. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 70.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
6 Plover Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
6 Plover Drive has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£277,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2022Most recent
£270,000
+275.0%over 21 years18 December 2000
£72,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in S70 5SG: £136,225 (2014–1996).
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- Larger development activity nearby
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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
0.3 km
Worsbrough Road/Green Spring Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Birdwell Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB