18 Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU
About 18 Church Street
18 Church Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston, Barnsley, Barnsley (S71 4QU). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in April 2002. At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 35 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £296,000 sits 957.1% above the 2002 sale of £28,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£15/sq ft) was about 87.1% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
18 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A change of use to residential application was refused at 18 Church Street in 2026.
3 applications on record at 18 Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU
- Mar 2026Change of UseOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of proposed lawful development for the change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to be used as supported living for up to 4 young adults with non-resident carers (Use Class C3b).
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/1052
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseMar 2026Decision
- Change Of UseMar 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
18 Church Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£296,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£28,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 April 2002Most recent
£28,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 4QU: £110,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in S71 4QU
11 Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU
Sold Jun 2024
£80,00012 Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU
Sold Dec 2023
£110,00039 Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU
Sold Oct 2023
£157,50041 Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU
Sold Aug 2023
£175,0002 Church Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU
Sold May 2023
£110,000
Versus other Church Street homes
18 Church Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£156
Street avg £1,780
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.0 km
Church Street/Vicarage Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Parkside Primary Academy. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







