2 Ainsdale Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4HJ

2 Ainsdale Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Royston, Barnsley, Barnsley (S71 4HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 2-band jump.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £257,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 33.6% above the 2021 sale price.