2 Sherwood Street, Barnsley, S71 1DZ
About 2 Sherwood Street
2 Sherwood Street is an end-of-terrace house in Barnsley (S71 1DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 88.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £115,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Sherwood Street 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.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Sherwood Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 17 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
19 August 2021Most recent
£115,000
+55.4%over 16 years10 December 2004
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 1DZ: £95,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in S71 1DZ
Versus other Sherwood Street homes
Price per m² for 2 Sherwood Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,554
Street avg £935
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Pontefract Road/Market Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Queens Road Academy. 25 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB







