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3 Earlsmere Drive, Barnsley, S71 5HH

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Earlsmere Drive

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

3 Earlsmere Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Barnsley (S71 5HH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 77 m² it's 26% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (104 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 is 46.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2020 for £160,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes
  • Cul-de-sacYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Earlsmere Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Earlsmere Drive, Barnsley, S71 5HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Earlsmere Drive has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 3 Earlsmere Drive, Barnsley, S71 5HH

1decisions1extensions9documents
Flagged:Retrospective
  1. Mar 2026
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Erection of extension to outbuilding (Retrospective)

    Retrospective
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    2025/0896
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£235,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£160,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2020Most recent

    £160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in S71 5HH: £165,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Earlsmere Drive homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 3 Earlsmere Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,078

Street avg £1,828

Above

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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

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1 Earlsmere Drive

S71 5HH

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Barnsley district page.
Full Barnsley report

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for S71 5HH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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