Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
242a is a mid-terrace house in Royston, Barnsley, Barnsley (S71 4BP). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2017. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2010. Past consents include partial demolition, subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 16 EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 February 2028
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Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 242a, Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Change of use of existing club to 2 dwellings, demolition of concert room and erection of 4 dwellings.
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242a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 4BP: £100,000 (2024–2018).
Runswick, Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Nov 2024
216 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Jul 2022
214 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Jan 2022
212 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Sept 2019
Flat B C, 230 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Jul 2018
242a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
419/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Midland Road/Godley Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Royston St John Baptist CE Primary. 10 schools nearby.
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