5 Borrowdale Close, Barnsley, S71 5ED
About 5 Borrowdale Close
5 Borrowdale Close is a detached house in Barnsley (S71 5ED). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in September 2004. At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 95.1% above the 2004 sale of £144,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 52.7% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
5 Borrowdale Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
5 Borrowdale Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
5 Borrowdale Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£144,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 September 2004Most recent
£144,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 5ED: £90,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in S71 5ED
Versus other Borrowdale Close homes
On price per m², 5 Borrowdale Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£774
Street avg £2,373
Floor Area
186 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.2 km
Cumberland Drive/Hawkwell Bank — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Oakhill Primary Academy. 10 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
46.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB







