32 Summer Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4SE

32 Summer Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Royston, Barnsley, Barnsley (S71 4SE). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 20 years, with the last transfer in July 2006. At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 46.7% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£133/sq ft) was about 22% above the typical sold price in the postcode.