Runswick, Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
About Runswick
Runswick is a detached house in Royston, Barnsley, Barnsley (S71 4BP). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Runswick's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Runswick, Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
- Jul 2019Change of UseAmendmentOutcome in report
Change of use of former post office to become part of existing dwellinghouse (Notification for Prior Approval)
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 2019/0907
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseAug 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Runswick has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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: £55,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in S71 4BP
216 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Jul 2022
£105,000214 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Jan 2022
£100,000212 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Sept 2019
£55,000Flat B C, 230 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Jul 2018
£38,000Flat A, 230 Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4BP
Sold Jul 2018
£42,500
Versus other Midland Road homes
Runswick outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 104 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.1 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







