1 Dunmere Close, Barnsley, S71 1XR
About 1 Dunmere Close
1 Dunmere Close is a detached house in Barnsley (S71 1XR). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2025. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since March 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 70.9% above the 2006 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 30% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
1 Dunmere Close 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
1 Dunmere Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£188,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.6% per year over 5 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
14 March 2006Most recent
£110,000
+83.5%over 4 years14 June 2001
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 1XR: £150,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in S71 1XR
Versus other Dunmere Close homes
Floor Area for 1 Dunmere Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,964
Street avg £1,695
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rotherham Road/Topcliffe Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Burton Road Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







