What type of property is 16 Market Close, S71 1DP?

16 Market Close, S71 1DP is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 16 Market Close, S71 1DP sell for?

16 Market Close, S71 1DP last sold for £158,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £47,500 in November 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Market Close, S71 1DP appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between November 1996 and January 2022, 16 Market Close, S71 1DP rose from £47,500 to £158,000, a change of £110,500. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Market Close, S71 1DP?

The current EPC rating for 16 Market Close, S71 1DP is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Market Close, S71 1DP?

16 Market Close, S71 1DP has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,292 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 79% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in S71 1DP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Market Close, S71 1DP heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Market Close, S71 1DP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Market Close, S71 1DP?

16 Market Close, S71 1DP is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 16 Market Close, S71 1DP located?

16 Market Close, S71 1DP sits in Barnsley. It falls within the S71 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 16 Market Close, S71 1DP?

Police records around 16 Market Close, S71 1DP show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Market Close, S71 1DP?

The closest primary school to 16 Market Close, S71 1DP is Oakwell Rise Primary Academy (250m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Barnsley College (770m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Market Close, S71 1DP?

The closest bus stop to 16 Market Close, S71 1DP is Pontefract Road/Market Close, 65m away. The nearest bus option is Barnsley Interchange/A1, 560m away.

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16 Market Close, Barnsley, S71 1DP

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

120 m²

1292 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Market Close

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

16 Market Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnsley (S71 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 17.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 72% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £158,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
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.

16 Market Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2024

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Market Close, Barnsley, S71 1DP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Market Close 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.

16 Market Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£185,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£158,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

21 January 2022Most recent
£158,000
+19.2%over 13 years
29 February 2008
£132,500
+178.9%over 11 years
8 November 1996
£47,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 1DP: £175,000 (2023–2014).

Nearby sales in S71 1DP

On the street

Versus other Market Close homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Market Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,317

Street avg £1,280

Above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Pontefract Road/Market Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Oakwell Rise Primary Academy. 24 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S71 1DP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S71 1DP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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Common questions

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