5 Moor Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TZ
About 5 Moor Lane
5 Moor Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Birdwell, Barnsley, Barnsley (S70 5TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in October 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. At 192 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (158 m² median across 5 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £439,000 is 12.6% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
5 Moor Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of a detached garden room and extension to existing detached garage (part retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/0282
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension to dwelling, single detached garage and summer house.
- Reference
- 2015/1182
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Moor Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2015.
£439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 8 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2022Most recent
£390,000
+115.5%over 7 years21 January 2015
£181,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 5TZ: £417,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in S70 5TZ
7 Moor Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TZ
Sold Aug 2023
£417,5002 Moor Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TZ
Sold Mar 2022
£460,0008 Moor Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TZ
Sold Aug 2020
£465,0004 Moor Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TZ
Sold Jul 2019
£290,0006 Moor Lane, Birdwell, Barnsley, S70 5TZ
Sold Jun 2019
£220,000
Everything we know about 5 Moor Lane, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Moor Lane homes
Price per m² for 5 Moor Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,031
Street avg £2,446
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Sheffield Road/Wood View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Tankersley St Peter's CofE (Aided) Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
62.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
54.0dB