1 Earlsmere Drive, Barnsley, S71 5HH
About 1 Earlsmere Drive
1 Earlsmere Drive is an end-of-terrace house in Barnsley (S71 5HH). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in March 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £257,000 sits 83.6% above the 2002 sale of £139,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 42.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it sits well below the postcode median (104 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 September 2031
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Planning history
1 Earlsmere Drive 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
1 Earlsmere Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£257,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£139,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 March 2002Most recent
£139,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 5HH: £225,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in S71 5HH
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Sold Mar 2026
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Sold Oct 2024
£225,000Ardsley Mews, 11, Earlsmere Drive, Barnsley, S71 5HH
Sold Jul 2024
£165,000Ardsley Mews, 12, Earlsmere Drive, Barnsley, S71 5HH
Sold Oct 2023
£235,000Ardsley Mews, 1, Earlsmere Drive, Barnsley, S71 5HH
Sold Aug 2022
£138,000
Versus other Earlsmere Drive homes
1 Earlsmere Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,294
Street avg £1,874
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
419/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Doncaster Road/Quaker Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Oakhill Primary Academy. 12 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







