7 Bishops Way, Barnsley, S71 2HW

7 Bishops Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Barnsley (S71 2HW). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 83 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £293,000 is 12.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £260,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.