7 Martin Close, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5SP

7 Martin Close is a detached house in Birdwell, Barnsley, Barnsley (S70 5SP). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2014) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 80.7% above the 2004 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 41.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.