18 Alperton Close, Barnsley, S71 5LB

18 Alperton Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Barnsley (S71 5LB). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 58 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £180,000 is 44% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.