What kind of home is 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ?

12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ sell for?

12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ last sold for £310,000 in June 2025. Before that, it sold for £215,646 in August 2017, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ?

Across 2 sales between August 2017 and June 2025, 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ rose from £215,646 to £310,000, a change of £94,354. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ?

The current EPC rating for 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ is B with a score of 83 out of 100, lodged in July 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ?

12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (1,313 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in S71 5FQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ use?

The latest EPC at 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ in?

12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ sits in Barnsley. It falls within the S71 postcode district.

Is 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ?

The closest primary school to 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ is Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange (126m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School (2.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ?

The closest bus stop to 12 Amberwood Drive, S71 5FQ is Rotherham Road/Jaques Place, 306m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Amberwood Drive, Barnsley, S71 5FQ

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

122 m²

1313 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 83

Overview

About 12 Amberwood Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Amberwood Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Barnsley (S71 5FQ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft). The latest certificate (July 2017) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

A recent sale: £310,000 in June 2025. At 122 m² it's 22% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 33 EPCs). Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 24% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

B83

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Amberwood Drive, Barnsley, S71 5FQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Amberwood Drive has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 Amberwood Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£318,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£310,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

26 June 2025Most recent
£310,000
+43.8%over 7 years
10 August 2017
£215,646

Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 5FQ: £240,000 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in S71 5FQ

On the street

Versus other Amberwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 12 Amberwood Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,541

Street avg £2,075

Strongly above

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 98 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Alperton Close

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3 bed1 bath

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1 Ambleside Grove

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2 bed1 bath

£229k

1 Aysgarth Avenue

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2 bed1 bath

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1 Chapel Court

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Rotherham Road/Jaques Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Outwood Primary Academy Littleworth Grange. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around S71 5FQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for S71 5FQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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