40 Windermere Road, Barnsley, S71 1EF
About 40 Windermere Road
40 Windermere Road is a mid-terrace house in Barnsley (S71 1EF). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 82 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £114,000 is 26.7% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2024 at £90,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Planning history
40 Windermere Road 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
40 Windermere Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£114,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 17 years.
£90,000
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
4 November 2024Most recent
£90,000
+15.0%over 17 years13 September 2007
£78,250
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 1EF: £95,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in S71 1EF
Versus other Windermere Road homes
40 Windermere Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,098
Street avg £1,172
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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. 27 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
54.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB







