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 £108,000 sits 61.2% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 August 2032
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.
£108,000
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
419/mo
Falling 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







