153 High Street, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4RR

153 High Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Royston, Barnsley, Barnsley (S71 4RR). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £150,000 is 33.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 102.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £112,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.