Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Oakwell Vale, Barnsley, S71 1DU
Estimated value
£218,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£200,000)+9%
- Against S71 1DU's recent median (£82,500)+164%
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£218,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£200,000)+9%
- Against S71 1DU's recent median (£82,500)+164%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 7 Oakwell Vale is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in S71 1DU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
95 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2025
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in S71 1DU
5 sales, median £82,500 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: April 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 7 Oakwell Vale was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
10 April 2025Most recent
£200,000
+60.0%over 9 years10 September 2015
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 1DU: £82,500 (2025–2024).
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 7 Oakwell Vale
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 Oakwell Vale is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barnsley (S71 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £200,000 in April 2025. Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£196/sq ft) was about 90.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 January 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jan 2025from Jul 2015
EPC improved fromB81toC76
Heating Controls
Full ControlFull
Heating controls changed
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 Oakwell Vale, Barnsley, S71 1DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
7 Oakwell Vale has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Oakwell Vale homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
7 Oakwell Vale outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,105
Street avg £1,297
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 105 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Years Held
1 years
Street avg 8 years
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
419/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Pontefract Road/Beevor Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oakwell Rise Primary Academy. 23 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Oakwell Rise Primary AcademyPrimary251m
- Queens Road AcademyPrimary463m
- Barnsley College16 plus912m
- Worsbrough Common Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km
Nearest stops
- Pontefract Road/Beevor HallBus stop176m
- Pontefract Road/Market CloseBus stop176m
- Doncaster Road/Chilton StreetBus stop275m
- Doncaster Road/Waltham StreetBus stop276m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,291 reports36%
- Anti-social Behaviour950 reports15%
- Criminal Damage & Arson642 reports10%
- Public Order552 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S71 1DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 7 Oakwell Vale is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in S71 1DU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 7 Oakwell Vale. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 7 Oakwell Vale was lodged in January 2025 at band C and is valid until January 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 7 Oakwell Vale. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 23 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from S71 1DU, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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