14 Market Close, Barnsley, S71 1DP

14 Market Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnsley (S71 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

It hasn't traded since July 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £182,000 sits 275.3% above the 1996 sale of £48,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 38.7% below the postcode norm. At 100 m² it's 29.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).