23 Blenheim Road, Barnsley, S70 6BA
About 23 Blenheim Road
23 Blenheim Road is a semi-detached house in Barnsley (S70 6BA). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £231,000 sits 68% above the 2022 sale of £137,500. Last sale on file: £137,500 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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
Energy performance
23 Blenheim Road'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 efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
23 Blenheim Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
23 Blenheim Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£231,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.1% per year over 18 years.
£137,500
Growth on file: -0.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
21 April 2022Most recent
£137,500
-21.4%over 11 years8 February 2011
£175,000
+31.3%over 2 years7 May 2008
£133,309
-4.7%over 3 years6 September 2004
£139,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in S70 6BA: £90,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in S70 6BA
Everything we know about 23 Blenheim Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Blenheim Road homes
On floor area, 23 Blenheim Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£955
Street avg £1,124
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Racecommon Road/Grafton Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shawlands Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB