23 Bentham Drive, Barnsley, S71 2PE
About 23 Bentham Drive
23 Bentham Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnsley (S71 2PE). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £209,000 is 22.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£153/sq ft) was about 24.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £171,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
23 Bentham Drive 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
Latest sale on 23 Bentham Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£209,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 7 years.
£171,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
5 November 2021Most recent
£171,000
+31.5%over 3 years12 April 2018
£130,000
+18.2%over 3 years7 October 2014
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 2PE: £155,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in S71 2PE
Versus other Bentham Drive homes
Floor Area for 23 Bentham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,644
Street avg £1,606
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.2 km
High Street/Well Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Lift St Helen's. 19 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
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







