56 Windermere Road, Barnsley, S71 1EG
About 56 Windermere Road
56 Windermere Road is a mid-terrace house in Barnsley (S71 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
Across 2009–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 sits 64.2% above the 2021 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£117/sq ft) was about 65.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £67,000. 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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
56 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
56 Windermere Road's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£110,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 12 years.
£67,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2021Most recent
£67,000
+13.6%over 2 years3 April 2018
£59,000
-1.7%over 8 years30 July 2009
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 1EG: £65,000 (2023–2006).
Nearby sales in S71 1EG
Versus other Windermere Road homes
56 Windermere Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,264
Street avg £1,046
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Schwabish Gmund Way/Schwabish Gmund Way — 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
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB







