5 Avon Close, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PD
About 5 Avon Close
5 Avon Close is a detached house in Higham, Barnsley, Barnsley (S75 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £350,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 November 2034
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Planning history
5 Avon Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Avon Close, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PD
- May 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 2025/0269
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Avon Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 June 2025Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in S75 1PD: £230,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in S75 1PD
21 Avon Close, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PD
Sold Feb 2025
£267,0006 Avon Close, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PD
Sold Sept 2024
£235,00019 Avon Close, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PD
Sold Aug 2024
£217,00022 Avon Close, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PD
Sold Jun 2022
£230,00030 Avon Close, Higham, Barnsley, S75 1PD
Sold Nov 2020
£163,000
Versus other Avon Close homes
Years Held for 5 Avon Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,941
Street avg £2,099
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
198/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Lawrence Close/Avon Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barugh Green Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB







