2 High Street, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, S71 2EL
About 2 High Street
2 High Street is a semi-detached house in Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Barnsley (S71 2EL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 76 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £162,000 sits 194.5% above the 2002 sale of £55,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 39.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
2 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 High Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
2 High Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 4 years.
£55,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2002Most recent
£55,000
+22.2%over 4 years23 July 1998
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 2EL: £125,000 (2025–2010).
Versus other High Street homes
2 High Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£724
Street avg £1,643
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
High Street/Cross Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Lift St Helen's. 20 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
49.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB







