What type of property is 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY?

5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY sell for?

5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY last sold for £307,500 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY is B with a score of 87 out of 100, lodged in May 2021. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY?

5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (1,453 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in S70 5SY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY?

5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY is in council tax band D.

Where is 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY located?

5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY sits in Birdwell, Barnsley, Barnsley. It falls within the S70 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY?

Police records around 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY show an average of 523 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 34% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (11% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY?

The closest primary school to 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY is Birdwell Primary School (559m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kirk Balk Academy (1.8km).

How well connected is 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY?

The closest bus stop to 5 Lynham Avenue, S70 5SY is Sheffield Road/Rockingham Street, 249m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Lynham Avenue, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5SY

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

135 m²

1453 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 87

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 Lynham Avenue

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

5 Lynham Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Birdwell, Barnsley, Barnsley (S70 5SY). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.

At 135 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 14.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £307,500 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Lynham Avenue ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate

May 2021

EPC Rating

B87

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 May 2031

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Lynham Avenue, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Lynham Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£351,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£307,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 September 2021Most recent
£307,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 5SY: £240,111 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in S70 5SY

On the street

Versus other Lynham Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Lynham Avenue outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,278

Street avg £1,786

Strongly above

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

£359k

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S70 5SX

4 bed

£207k

1 Carrwood Grove, Worsbrough

S70 5DB

3 bed

£188k

1 Carrwood Close, Worsbrough

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3 bed1 bath

£180k

1 Carrwood Mews, Oakdale, Worsbrough

S70 5EQ

3 bed1 bath

£152k

1 Coronation Drive, Birdwell

S70 5RJ

3 bed1 bath

£147k

1 Blackburn Street, Worsbrough

S70 5PR

2 bed

£277k

1 Bell Bank View, Worsbrough

S70 5HS

£136k

1 Birdwell Common, Birdwell

S70 5TL

2 bed1 bath

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.

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Crime

523/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Sheffield Road/Rockingham Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Birdwell Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S70 5SY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

56.4dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for S70 5SY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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