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 £212,000 sits 51.5% above the 2002 sale of £139,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£213/sq ft) was about 47.2% 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
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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.
£212,000
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: £165,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in S71 5HH
Ardsley Mews, 6, Earlsmere Drive, Barnsley, S71 5HH
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
£138,000Ardsley Mews, 3, Earlsmere Drive, Barnsley, S71 5HH
Sold May 2021
£163,000
Versus other Earlsmere Drive homes
1 Earlsmere Drive is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,294
Street avg £1,815
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
3/mo
Steady 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.
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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
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







