7 Central Drive, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4PE
About 7 Central Drive
7 Central Drive is a semi-detached house in Royston, Barnsley, Barnsley (S71 4PE). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Held since August 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £147,000 sits 1300% above the 1996 sale of £10,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£12/sq ft) was about 81.6% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
7 Central Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 7 Central Drive was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£147,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£10,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 August 1996Most recent
£10,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 4PE: £56,000 (2012–2005).
Versus other Central Drive homes
Price per m² for 7 Central Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£125
Street avg £697
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Royston Lane/Kirk Cross Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Lift Meadstead. 13 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
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB