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23 Bentham Drive, Barnsley, S71 2PE

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Bentham Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Nov 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2014from Jul 2014
EPC improved fromD66toE49
Low Energy Lighting
14%60%

More low energy lighting installed

Nov 2017from Nov 2014
EPC improved fromE49toD65
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

Low Energy Lighting
60%91%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Bentham Drive, Barnsley, S71 2PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 23 Bentham Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£209,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£171,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 November 2021Most recent

    £171,000

    +31.5%over 3 years
  2. 12 April 2018

    £130,000

    +18.2%over 3 years
  3. 7 October 2014

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 2PE: £155,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Bentham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 23 Bentham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,644

Street avg £1,606

On par

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

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Everything you need to know about 23 Bentham Drive

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnsley district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S71 2PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for S71 2PE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for S71 2PE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Bentham Drive, Barnsley, S71 2PE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.