6 Buxton Road, Barnsley, S71 3SN
About 6 Buxton Road
6 Buxton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barnsley (S71 3SN). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 109 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £176,000 is 30.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 21.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £135,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
6 Buxton Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
6 Buxton Road 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£176,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 8 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
18 January 2021Most recent
£135,000
+63.6%over 7 years4 April 2013
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 3SN: £87,000 (2023–2006).
Versus other Buxton Road homes
EPC Rating for 6 Buxton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,239
Street avg £1,314
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chatsworth Road/Ashbourne Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Athersley South Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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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
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







